Oh, RosemontCrest comes out SWINGING!! jestera

Awesome collection you have there, sir. I know absolutely nothing about High Standard pistols, but I shot a Colt Woodsman much like yours a few months back . . . and that thing just OOZED character. I'd love to have one!

Okay, next up outta my safe is a P35 Radom:







This is a 9mm Luger pistol, made in Poland under Nazi occupation during the early part of WWII . . . maybe 1940-ish. There are a couple of things about this pistol that don't quite make sense, so I suspect this might be of mixed heritage -- maybe a slide from one gun and a frame from another.

I've seen these guns described as a cross between a 1911 and a Hi-Power. It's a great shooter!

It has a slot in the rear of the grip for a stock attachment . . . and no, I don't have the stock. :((

Fine, I'll play...

Pistol #1 - Below is an old 44 colt revolver. I "think" it's the 1878 DA Frontier, by pics I have seen online. The only markings on it are; "COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG Co HARTFORD CT. U.S.A." and serial number 665 under the left grip. Barrel length is 7.5". I also came with a 2-peice, very old leather holster / belt combo (cowboy style) with about 10 OLD .44 REM UMC WCF rounds.



Pistol #1 in holster below



Pistol #2 - Below is a Eibar (spain) .38 Special. This is the one from the PIF that ended today! From what I can tell, these were copies of the original .38 special and made in the 30's. Serial # is unknown, but I have not taken off the grips yet. Barrel length is 4". Came with an old ambi lether holster mfg by R. Mueller in Denver


Pistol #3 - This is the good one! Starr Arms, New York. This is a .44 black powder (percussion) revolver. Serial #2661. This looks to be civil war era, and possibly a non-government issue (doesn't have the GI inspection markings on it). About 20,000 were made. Barrel length is about 5.5".

Dan, I love that first revolver!

Is the last one shown the one that came to you loaded?

I'm still perusing my gun safe... Here's a 1940 Russian Nagant revolver with both 7.62 Nagant and .32ACP cylinders:

YUP!

Okay. Here's a couple of my favorites.

High Standard Trophy Model 102 Series with 8" and 10" barrels, made from 1958-1960.

High Standard Model HD made from 1940-1942 w/original box and in 98-99% condition.

Wow, those High Standards are good looking pistols!

Here's a Bulgarian Makarov chambered in . . . well . . . 9mm Makarov. :)

It's a sweet little shooter, very accurate once you get used to the trigger pull which is a little different than other pistols. It has a Pearce grip on it now, but I've shown it with the original grip as well.

Keeping with the 9mm Makarov cartridge, here's my CZ-82. This pistol was made in 1985 (and is C&R, woohoo!), and like the Bulgarian Makarov is a sweet shooter once you get used to the "different" trigger pull. This gun feels like it was MADE for my hand.

Staying with CZ (I like to have logic in my photo transitions), here's my first C&R gun: A CZ-52, made in 1953. Chambered in 7.62x25 of course, this thing STILL intimidates me when I shoot it . . . I don't know why. I can shoot my Tokarevs all day long, but this CZ-52 makes me twitch!





Anyone else?

Come on, I know someone out there is reading this thread . . . and you've got an old handgun in your bedroom or safe. Go get it, take some pics and post 'em up! We'd love to see them. :D

'Cause I'm running out of guns here . . . only one to go. :(

Bulgarian Mak is on my list for the future. Do they chamber them in 9 Para? Any other chamberings? Fun to shoot?

Something about BG Maks and HK 4 pistols always make me look and covet.

I've never seen one in anything but 9mm Makarov. And yes, it's fun to shoot: It's small and light, and it feels natural to hold and point. It has enough of a "snap" to make it fun, but the recoil isn't enough to be uncomfortable -- less than a 9mm Luger, I'd say.

My ONLY complaint about my Bulgarian Mak and my CZ-82 is . . . because I'm a reloader . . . it stresses me out to watch the brass flying every which way! 9mm Mak brass is a PITA to find, so losing it is painful.

But if you're not a reloader, or you're not as uptight as I am, then these guns are a lot of fun to shoot!

I know they are very reliable, and I swear I have seen 'em in 9 Para.......not too spendy, if I remember correctly.

A matched pair of Bulgy AK and Mak would be sweet.

I really dig the holster you have...........pulling hard on the reigns to keep me from shopping for one.

Okay, the last of my "old" handguns . . . someone else is going to have to pick up this thread and run with it. :)

This is a Walther P1 that actually isn't that old; it was made in 1985. But it's C&R and it LOOKS old, so I say that it qualifies. :D







This thing is easy to shoot, and fun to the take to the range. I do need to be careful not to get my hand TOO high on the grip, or the slide will give me a little tweak just to remind me to back off a bit . . . nothing serious, just a little love nip. ;)

This is a nice pistol. All I need now is a P38 from the early '40s....

I did a little mission with the German Army back in 2002. Even at that time they still had the P1 as a service pistol. Those guys said it was more effective if you threw the pistol at the enemy. I'll bet they are happy to have the HK USP now.