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Originally posted by A square 10 A square 10 wrote:

im on a limb here - i know that , but mimicry is a high form of flattery , so i think the sellers look at those of us that love enfields and believe we will buy anything enfield - even an almost enfield , now history says that we will - the gibbs rifles , the sante fe rifles , its been prove they will make sales ,

these latter rifles have become collectible - they are revisions of actual surplus enfields ,  i think we are witnessing the end of these revisions to real enfields [except by a very few who do not see them as historic] and i think they are few today , so thats good for collectors ,

i also think that we are witnessing an increase of interest by the youth that will but a shiny new one that almost looks the same , but has a nifty tactical look to it and they want to sell to them , these young folks may start here and evolve - maybe not , but its not a bad start - just a really expensive start ,

i guess where i was going with this was that i think it might create new collectors of those that seek out more information and want to discover the roots , it might hook one of us that just want something to shoot for fun ,
IDK, I started on traditional rifles, went black and dint look back, tactical ARs etc, and now Im coming back again to my senses
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote A square 10 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2011 at 9:34am
dont get me wrong , your not alone , and im not being critical of those that are young , im more feeling my age and hoping there is someone that will care when im gone , its a reflectance thing that comes with age ,

but i respect everything anyone collects , i commend anyone who knows his mind enough to focus but have no issue with a eclectic collector , lots of what i have is focused , but lots is just something that caught my fancy , i have multiple interests , im proud to admit it -


i love my black guns , i shoot three gun when i can -












and im into stuff in the middle too , proud to shoot SASS as well -









and i like my 22s old & new , they are lots of fun to shoot , and a good excuse to take a kid -










but i love my milsurps ........











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A-Square , I Love to see Your collection ..Hell the Gun Cabinets alone are a treat to see ..!!!!!
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Great photos of your equipment A Square 10
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That's not a hobby, not even an obsession. It's a full time occupation! Well done! Clap
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Hey! Was that a photo of a "Short lever" Martini?
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no - that is a US govment marked Winchester mod 1885 Winder Musket Trainer in 22cal short , one of about 11,000 made for the military in about 1918 ,












this , the belgian FAL you see above [which was one of the few legally imported into the US] and ,











 my 1923 enfield mk V , are the only really valuable firearms i own , rest are pretty much average stuff , some are very nice for average stuff , but some are really average stuff , and a few are pretty ratty average stuff ,








one good stuff is the 1910 mole hookie ,



and another good stuff is my albion mkI** ,







i do have a martinni - but its been thru a lot since it was made in 1888 , it went to bonehill to become a 22 cal miniture and then came here to a custom gunsmith to convert to my 12ga trap gun ....












every so often , its fun to post/look thru the photos - who knows how long i may have these , life is so unpredictable , and im getting older ,
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You won me with the Martini Trap Gun - WOW.

From an Aussies point of view reading this post a few comments have me wondering about a non American made biased undertone when it comes to firearms Smile But this is fine - everyone has a right to their opinion and makes judgements on what they have seen as well as national pride.

The reality is that the Teak stocks or other bits and pieces not being made in Australia upsets us aswell but the commercial reality of it in Australia is that they have little choice but to do so, to build such a Rifle 100% in Australia would mean it would cost $10 000. As it is some of this range of Rifles cost  around $1500 au.

Every one of the Rifles I've seen have been very good in fit and finish,  the owners have been wrapt in how they shot. We have a different idea of wood to metal fit. To our eyes wood left high is not poor fit and flush leaves zero room to repair chips etc, of coarse excessive gaps are not good.  At the time of their release they where a breath of fresh air in our firearms market.

A biased Aussies thoughts anywho Smile

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That is more guns most third world countries have
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