Handgun Collection

[Texas Johnny]

Doing my annual maintenance of my handgun collection, so I decided to put them all out for a group photo. From flintlock to percussion cap to rimfire, all pre-Civil War or Civil War. As you can tell it is a mixture of originals and reproductions. I have tried to put the collection together as a representative sample of the handgun technology of the era. When I couldn't afford an original I added a reproduction. What should I add next for that time period?

 

[Jack7171]

Maybe an allen and thurber pepperbox?

 

[johan_steele]

I was going to say a pepper box but was beat to it. I would also suggest a pinfire.

 

[JOHN42768]

Maybe some of the different types of cartridge variations. Cupfire (Plant), Teatfire (Moore), Lipfire (Allen & Wheelock) Pinfire as above mentioned (LaFauncheaux). Just an idea

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Starr M1858 DA .44 revolver or a Starr M1863 SA .44 revolver.

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Double post by mistake

 

[Pollaco]

Dance & Brothers Revolver, repro of course

 

[Texas Johnny]

Starr M1858 DA .44 revolver or a Starr M1863 SA .44 revolver.

Thanks, a M!858 Starr is next one I had on my list.

 

[Texas Johnny]

Maybe some of the different types of cartridge variations. Cupfire (Plant), Teatfire (Moore), Lipfire (Allen & Wheelock) Pinfire as above mentioned (LaFauncheaux). Just an idea

Good suggestions, I had not considered some of those. Thanks John!

 

[Texas Johnny]

Maybe an allen and thurber pepperbox?

I hadn't considered that but a really good idea! I do have one pepperbox, a Sharps & Hankins 3C, third row on right.

 

[Texas Johnny]

Dance & Brothers Revolver, repro of course

Oh yes, a good Texas gun! If only I could afford an original!

 

[Pollaco]

A Richard's conversion and we'll let you pick which caliber.

 

[DixieRifles]

Doing my annual maintenance of my handgun collection, so I decided to put them all out for a group photo. From flintlock to percussion cap to rimfire, all pre-Civil War or Civil War. As you can tell it is a mixture of originals and reproductions.

Have you fired all of them?
The 2nd one looks like a Philadelphia Derringer replica. I thought about getting one of them just to shoot. Probably a waste of money as it isn't much of a target pistol beyond 3 feet.

 

[James N.]

Doing my annual maintenance of my handgun collection, so I decided to put them all out for a group photo. From flintlock to percussion cap to rimfire, all pre-Civil War or Civil War. As you can tell it is a mixture of originals and reproductions. I have tried to put the collection together as a representative sample of the handgun technology of the era. When I couldn't afford an original I added a reproduction. What should I add next for that time period?

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Unfortunately (?) several years ago I got reinterested in WWII, and with its centennial having arrived WWI as well. Then, I "rediscovered" my interest in the Napoleonic era last year during our forced isolation. The upshot of it all is that my "collection" (more of an accumulation, really) now covers the period spanned by the M.1777 French pistole d'Arcon to the 1944 Mauser HSc! I never cared much for bolt-action rifles before; now I have six of them, four Mausers and two Arisakas. I no longer own any replicas though.

 

[UCVRelics]

Very Nice Group. I'm going to go with a Starr also, just like the way it looks.

 

[14NYSM]

Is that a stainless LeMat? Just kidding. tell us about it.

 

[Pollaco]

Have you fired all of them?
The 2nd one looks like a Philadelphia Derringer replica. I thought about getting one of them just to shoot. Probably a waste of money as it isn't much of a target pistol beyond 3 feet.

Just out of curiosity what caliber is the derringer?

 

[johan_steele]

Is that a stainless LeMat? Just kidding. tell us about it.

Looks to be one of the pot metal repop. Ironically not that much lower quality than the originals.

 

[Texas Johnny]

Have you fired all of them?
The 2nd one looks like a Philadelphia Derringer replica. I thought about getting one of them just to shoot. Probably a waste of money as it isn't much of a target pistol beyond 3 feet.

No, of those that can be fired I have only fired a couple. Yes it is a copy of a Philadelphia Derringer, but it is just a Denix replica, that one can't be fired.

 

[Texas Johnny]

Very Nice Group. I'm going to go with a Starr also, just like the way it looks.

Thanks! Yes, I think a M1858 Starr will be my next one. Let me know if you come across a nice original one.