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« Reply #950 on: April 17, 2016, 12:54:44 am » |
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nicely done!
What were the CAS reaction to your new firesticks and accessories at the shoot?
yhs
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« Reply #952 on: May 29, 2016, 05:15:47 am » |
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I found this page: http://www.aaawt.com/html/mad_ads/jun_15/item/10.htmlPictures of several oddly shaped small pistols. Example:  Some of them are silver plated, engraved, and ornate, but I wouldn't consider most of them to the pretty. They are early cartridge pistols, from a time before the form and aesthetic for cartridge pistols reached a developed state; an "anything goes" aesthetic that produced bumpy bulbous guns. |
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« Reply #953 on: May 29, 2016, 07:24:19 pm » |
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I have personally always found the early cartridge pistols and their bumpy bulbousness to be fascinating!
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« Reply #954 on: July 02, 2016, 01:25:20 am » |
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Hey all, was wondering if any of you might happen to have a picture handy of a Mannlicher model of 1885 semi-automatic rifle? Being the first semi-automatic rifle, I figured it would be interesting to see what one looked like.
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« Reply #955 on: July 02, 2016, 07:28:43 pm » |
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Hey all, was wondering if any of you might happen to have a picture handy of a Mannlicher model of 1885 semi-automatic rifle? Being the first semi-automatic rifle, I figured it would be interesting to see what one looked like.
Google image search produced these images:    There must not have been many produced because I can't find an actual photo. |
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« Reply #956 on: July 03, 2016, 08:50:12 pm » |
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That's all I found, too.
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« Reply #957 on: July 11, 2016, 10:42:46 pm » |
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Production must have been limited, perhaps to prototypes. The Mannlicher M95 is the designation of the straight-pull bolt action which saw use by many countries, starting with Austria. I see that the semi-auto was model 1885, ten years BEFORE the straight-pull bolt rifle.
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« Reply #958 on: July 13, 2016, 10:47:39 pm » |
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Yup. It appears to have been the first semi-automatic rifle in the world. Also, from the few images that I *have* found, it's pretty spage-agey and science-fiction-y. It's really nifty looking.
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« Reply #960 on: September 01, 2016, 03:57:39 pm » |
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« Reply #961 on: September 14, 2016, 04:35:06 am » |
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« Reply #962 on: November 08, 2016, 03:51:47 am » |
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The "broomhandle" Mauser C96 gets my vote, no question. As far as I know (could very well be wrong), it was the first reliable semiautomatic pistol, and was first produced in 1896. It's also got that menacing clunkiness about it that I just love. (And steampunk aside, Han Solo carried the "galaxy far, far away" model, so its reliability and awesomeness are beyond question). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauser_C96 My fave Cowboy pistol ever! Destro from G.I. Joe's fave pistol, too. |
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« Reply #963 on: November 14, 2016, 06:26:27 am » |
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« Reply #964 on: December 26, 2016, 11:43:25 pm » |
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« Reply #965 on: December 27, 2016, 05:30:38 am » |
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« Reply #966 on: December 27, 2016, 06:33:33 pm » |
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Those are insane looking guns. Look at the guys when they fire them. They close their eyes, turn their faces away, and still flinch. Those are definitely monster hunters' guns.
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« Reply #967 on: December 28, 2016, 05:11:42 am » |
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Those are insane looking guns.
Ummmmmm. Yes. Definitely Insane. I Want One. I shall have to build one, except in flintlock and with a bore that will accept a golf ball ( evil laugh). Look at the guys when they fire them. They close their eyes, turn their faces away, and still flinch.
I expect they are becoming quite deaf aas well ...... Those are definitely monster hunters' guns.
My Dear RJ , I would opine that they were derived from the original Vampire Hunter Carbine! After all , we can clearly see these shooters pounding STAKES into the muzzles! yhs prof marvel |
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« Reply #968 on: December 28, 2016, 07:21:00 am » |
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« Reply #969 on: January 01, 2017, 10:25:43 pm » |
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Could a repeating blunderbuss be viable? |
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« Reply #970 on: January 16, 2017, 12:20:33 am » |
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Could a repeating blunderbuss be viable? There were almost no attempts to make repeating blunderbusses(i) for a variety of technical and philosophical reasons. In theory it would be possible and a prop blunderbuss with say a top feed magazine might look cool.  This just has a flared flash suppressor which happens to resemble one type of blunderbuss muzzle but it might be a place to start from. Take a look at this project barrel: http://www.gunbroker.com/item/613204668 |
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« Reply #971 on: January 16, 2017, 03:39:02 am » |
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A blunderbuss was a muzzle-loader, which can't really be made a repeater. However, I could imagine a something that would use very large shotgun shells, loaded with fine gravel, which would approximate the effect of blunderbuss.
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« Reply #972 on: January 17, 2017, 07:27:50 am » |
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« Reply #973 on: January 17, 2017, 07:34:32 am » |
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