Must have Curio and Relics

[DB2]

What are your guy's must have C&R's? Besides the obvious ones, what pieces should every collection or at least just yours have? I'm not just talking military either. How about certain Winchesters, Remingtons, Smith and Wessons. How about rare, not rare, everyone and there brother has one. If Mosin's which country?


I am starting to use this darn 03 and there are so many to choose. I already have a few, but am looking for the not so common or the must haves. I seem to be a one of everything collector right now, which I think is BAD.

[ocabj]

Must haves:

M1 Garand
Swedish Mauser M96 or M38
Finnish M39
Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K31
M1903/M1903A3/M1903A4

Those are probably the top 5 military C&R rifles to have.

The easiest ones to come by are:
K98 Mauser or 8mm Mauser variant (i.e. Yugo, Czech)
Russian Mosin Nagant M91/30, M38, M44

[JawBone]

I've always wanted one of the Mosin Nagants made by Remington.

That way, I'll have a great comeback at the range when someone calls it a "commie bolt gun."

[hybridatsun350]

Must haves:

M1 Garand
Swedish Mauser M96 or M38
Finnish M39
Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K31
M1903/M1903A3/M1903A4

I'm glad to see those are the must haves because I've got 3 out of 5 of em! haha

I would also recommend getting an Enfield of some kind. They are awesome rifles, but are becoming harder and harder to come by in good condition.

[mj1]

Swede's

[ljdouglas]

Ussr: 91/30, m38 & m44 Mosin-Nagants
Germany: K98
Great Britain: 4/1 Enfield
US: 03, 03A3, M1, M1 carbine

[double_action]

Ussr: 91/30, m38 & m44 Mosin-Nagants
Germany: K98
Great Britain: 4/1 Enfield
US: 03, 03A3, M1, M1 carbine

Don't forget the SVT-40

[Addax]

German G/K43 Rifle or Sniper Rifle

[EastBayRidge]

Love my Swede Mauser; would love to get a Ljungman AG-42 chambered in the same cartridge.

Those K-31's are sweet as well; I broke down recently and now have a service grade Garand on order from CMP as well. That 03 license is a blessing and a curse...

[dfletcher]

A Smith 1st or 2nd Model Hand Ejector

A Colt New Service in any caliber

A 1st issue Detective Special or Cobra

[Spiggy]

question is...What's a "Must Haven't" Milsurp

[dfletcher]

A MAS 36. I have the 49/56 and it's a great gun, but I just can't get to like the French bolt action.

[metalhead357]

Must haves:

M1 Garand
Swedish Mauser M96 or M38
Finnish M39
Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K31
M1903/M1903A3/M1903A4

Those are probably the top 5 military C&R rifles to have.

The easiest ones to come by are:
K98 Mauser or 8mm Mauser variant (i.e. Yugo, Czech)
Russian Mosin Nagant M91/30, M38, M44

Dang near stole MY list but the finnish I woulda swaped for a true Ruskie Mosin and put the fin where you put the ruskie.....

[Hologon]

question is...What's a "Must Haven't" Milsurp

Carcano perhaps?

[pogo]

I've always wanted one of the Mosin Nagants made by Remington.

That way, I'll have a great comeback at the range when someone calls it a "commie bolt gun."

That is too funny! I don't have a Rem, but can take my Westinghouse M91 out next time and throw the gun snobs for a loop when they come over to critique my rifle!