Picture of the Day - Unusual Guns

[Andy54Hawken]

Experimental Smith & Wesson 9x19㎜ carbine. It fed from 32-round STEN magazines.

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That is very cool...Someone needs to make this carbine happen.
Now if it only took Glock magazines....oh wait....
Andy

 

[CountryGent]

That is very cool...Someone needs to make this carbine happen.
Now if it only took Glock magazines....oh wait....
Andy

When I stumbled across the WWII experimental, I couldn't help but think of my better half's carbine. With a simple part swap, it runs on both proprietary and Glock magazines.



What is old is new again.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

When I stumbled across the WWII experimental, I couldn't help but think of my better half's carbine. With a simple part swap, it runs on both proprietary and Glock magazines.

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What is old is new again.

Those are very cool as well.
If they took standard 1911 magazines.....I'd be tempted.

Not that I care for or agree with magazine restrictions...However....
7 rounds ready to go is a lot compared to what I usually shoot....
Andy

 

[CountryGent]

Those are very cool as well.
If they took standard 1911 magazines.....I'd be tempted.

Not that I care for or agree with magazine restrictions...However....
7 rounds ready to go is a lot compared to what I usually shoot....
Andy

Right there with you. Sort of a modern Marlin Camp-45 that works.

 

[CountryGent]

Vollmer M35. Semi-automatic battle rifle in 7.92㎜, with a 20-round magazine, circa 1935. Experimental select-fire types were made too.

 

[CamoDeafie]

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Vollmer M35. Semi-automatic battle rifle in 7.92㎜, with a 20-round magazine, circa 1935. Experimental select-fire types were made too.

Looks sorta like a mix of SKS and 30 Carbine

 

[CountryGent]

Experimental Garand design with 40-round magazine.

 

[orygun]

Right there with you. Sort of a modern Marlin Camp-45 that works.

I had a Camp Carbine in 45. It worked. Unfortunately, before I checked the recoil buffer, it cracked the stock. I ended up putting in a Choate folder.
I also didn't like that it flung empties forward and AWAY!
I traded it off for a Springfield 1911.

 

[CountryGent]

I had a Camp Carbine in 45. It worked. Unfortunately, before I checked the recoil buffer, it cracked the stock. I ended up putting in a Choate folder.

Similar results; with a used one, the stock came to pieces spectacularly on the first outing. I couldn't locate a decent replacement wood stock / non-folder and that was a big part of the reason why I was interested. It ended up getting dumped. Oh well.

 

[CountryGent]

Experimental Japanese R1 and R2 rifles, circa 1957—1958. They were gas operated and in 7.62㎜ NATO.

 

[The Heretic]

Experimental Japanese R1 and R2 rifles, circa 1957—1958. They were gas operated and in 7.62㎜ NATO.

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IIRC - Japan eventually adopted the FN-FAL in 7.62x51, but used it with lower powered 126(?) grain projectile?

 

[CountryGent]

IIRC - Japan eventually adopted the FN-FAL in 7.62x51, but used it with lower powered 126(?) grain projectile?

Not sure, to be honest. They had the Howa Type 64 in service for a while. IIRC, they ran a slightly reduced 7.62㎜ NATO load.

 

[CountryGent]

A couple post-war Nambus:

Nambu M60. Double-action .38 Special patterned after a Smith & Wesson design.




Nambu M57. Produced in 9x19㎜ and .32 ACP.

 

[bradsteen]

Experimental Smith & Wesson 9x19㎜ carbine. It fed from 32-round STEN magazines.

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Some company needs to make a reproduction of this. Absolutely want.

 

[CountryGent]

Some company needs to make a reproduction of this. Absolutely want.

I'd be hip. Come to think of it, time was one could buy STEN magazines in quantity on the cheap. Not sure if that is still the case though.

 

[orygun]

Similar results; with a used one, the stock came to pieces spectacularly on the first outing. I couldn't locate a decent replacement wood stock / non-folder and that was a big part of the reason why I was interested. It ended up getting dumped. Oh well.

I agree. I wanted a wood stocked carbine. Not a plastic folder.

 

[CountryGent]

Experimental Mannlicher 1905 semi-auto.



Fed from a rotary magazine:

 

[CountryGent]

Russian RMb-93 shotgun. It pumps forward and then back.





As an underbarrel weapon:

 

[CountryGent]

USN Mk.I Underwater Defense Gun.