Vintage Gun Photos

[Chris]

My other favorite big game hunter: Jim Corbett. Most famous for hunting man-eaters in India. This is his .450-.400 box lock double rifle that he preferred for tiger hunting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Corbett

 

Edited April 30, 2019 by Chris

[Chris]

Last one for the day. Possibly the greatest elephant hunter of all time: W.D.M. "Karamojo" Bell. This guy took over a thousand elephants using a 7x57mm (.275 Rigby) throwing 173 grain military ammo (fmj solids). For him it was all about shot placement... he was the master of the brain shot from any angle, especially tucking one in behind the ear. I've taken this shot and it is insanely difficult... this guy did it successfully over a thousand times.

 

[KahrMan]

46 minutes ago, Chris said:

My other favorite big game hunter: Jim Corbett. Most famous for hunting man-eaters in India. This is his .450-.400 box lock double rifle that he preferred for tiger hunting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Corbett

 

What an awesome double rifle.

[Chris]

20 minutes ago, KahrMan said:

What an awesome double rifle.

It was in Elmer Keith's collection for a while and sold at auction in 2015 for over a quarter million.

https://frontierpartisans.com/3666/jim-corbetts-rifle/

[Bubba Fett]

On 4/29/2019 at 1:28 PM, Ronald_55 said:

Good old days.

 

 

I'll take two!

[Jeb48]

Wyo Whiskers- George “Coyote” Smith

[Jeb48]

Caption Time

 

[peejman]

11 hours ago, Jeb48 said:

Caption Time

 

There's a spider on the ceiling!!!

[Jeb48]

[Jeb48]

[Jeb48]

Two Romanian soldiers manning a ZB-53 heavy machine gun at Nalchik, Russia, 1942

[Jeb48]

Not sure what is the story behind this one. Maybe a movie outtake. Revenuer and a moonshiner???

 

Edited August 8, 2021 by Jeb48

[Jeb48]

Garegin Nzhdeh, Armenian freedom fighter during his voluntary service in the Bulgarian army during the First Balkan War (1913).

Always carry spare ammo.

[Ronald_55]

1 hour ago, Jeb48 said:

Garegin Nzhdeh, Armenian freedom fighter during his voluntary service in the Bulgarian army during the First Balkan War (1913).

Always carry spare ammo.

Why do I feel his mustache doubles as a close combat weapon?

[1gewehr]

On 4/30/2019 at 3:09 PM, Bubba Fett said:

I'll take two!

Yeah, but in those days a Colt AR-15 was only $175 and didn't come with a $200 transfer tax!

[Jeb48]

Interesting photo.

 

[hipower]

Old eyes can't make out the banner on the wagon.

I see what appears to be "LE  Keep Our FlagWaving." Maybe. lol 

[Ronald_55]

12 minutes ago, hipower said:

Old eyes can't make out the banner on the wagon.

I see what appears to be "LE  Keep Our FlagWaving." Maybe. lol 

Maybe 'We have our flag waving'?

[TomInMN]

8 hours ago, Ronald_55 said:

Maybe 'We have our flag waving'?

"Let us have our French women!"?

[hipower]

33 minutes ago, TomInMN said:

"Let us have our French women!"?

lol You are fitting in quite nicely here. 

[Jeb48]

IRA fighter, 1970s

[Photoguy67]

On 5/7/2019 at 10:26 AM, 1gewehr said:

Yeah, but in those days a Colt AR-15 was only $175 and didn't come with a $200 transfer tax!

Since machine guns have had a $200 tax since 1934 and the Colt m-16 was introduced in 1964, what do you mean it didn't have a $200 transfer tax?

[Capbyrd]

46 minutes ago, Photoguy67 said:

Since machine guns have had a $200 tax since 1934 and the Colt m-16 was introduced in 1964, what do you mean it didn't have a $200 transfer tax?

Well he clearly said a Colt AR-15 which is not an M16.   No stamps for AR15s.  

[Steelharp]

On 5/7/2019 at 10:04 PM, hipower said:

Old eyes can't make out the banner on the wagon.

I see what appears to be "LE  Keep Our FlagWaving." Maybe. lol 

I'll take "Let's" for $100, Alex.

[Jeb48]

The last Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, 1933

 

Edited January 27, 2021 by Jeb48