Full albums linked for most items, containing additional descriptions, information, and zoomable pictures.
Johnson Automatics, Model of 1941
WWII-era M1 Garand competitor. Semi-automatic service rifle.
Automatgevär m/42b, 1943
Swedish Army semi-automatic WWII-era service rifle.
M1 Garand, 1957
US WWII-era semi-automatic service rifle.
Sako M39 Mosin-Nagant, 1941
Finnish Army service rifle, built with 1894 French-made receiver.
Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909, Engineer Carbine
WWI-era Argentine service rifle, contract-made in Berlin
vz. 98-29 Persian contract Mauser, 1929
Persian empire & Iranian service rifle, contract made in Brno, Cz
M91/30 Mosin-Nagant, 1941
Soviet Union service rifle.
Benelli B76, 1976
Italian, uniquely inertia-locked commercial pistol.
“The closest thing we have to magic.” - Ian McCollum
.45-70 Gov’t Siamese Mauser
Sporterized .45-70 bolt-action rifle, built on a 1903 Siamese M98 action.
Husqvarna M-45, .45-70 Gov’t, c. 1920s
Swedish commercial hunting rifle. Cheap for its time, remarkably simple and cleverly designed for economy.
Ruger No. 1 RSI 6.5x55 SE
Single-shot falling-block hunting rifle.
Mossberg 195-K-A, 1957
Bolt-action shotgun with a neat adjustable choke.
Photographed by me, not (or no longer) in my collection:
Lee-Enfield No4 Mk1*, Long Branch, 1942
WWII Commonwealth service rifle.
Ruger No. 1 .45-70 Gov’t
Exported to New Zealand