The Serious Collector

Trijo Modelo 1 - 22 Cal.Automatic Pistol

Emailed to me by a collector.
Manufactered by Armas Trejo
Zacatlon, Pue, Mexico
Fully Auto 22 cal. "Trejo 1"
This is a very rare pistol with history.
The original owner was a Mexican General. He gave it to a man in McAllen, Texas.
The original transfer paperwork dated 11/1968 where the man registering the weapon stated that:
The General gave it to him in 1966. It was later acquired by a San Antonio, Texas gun dealer.
Has original holster and one mag.
Collector paid $9,500.00 USD

Ruger Vaquero 6" SS Barrel, Pearl Handles, 45 Caliber Revolver

Maverick 88 - Same as Mossberg 500 with Pistol Grip Pump Shotgun

Russian Mosin Nagant Bolt Action Rifle

The Mosin-Nagant (Russian: Винтовка Мосина, circa 1891 - 1998) is a bolt-action, internal magazine fed, military rifle that was used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other nations, most of them from Eastern bloc.
Also known as the Three-Line Rifle.
It was the first to use the 7.62x54mmR cartridge.
As a front-line rifle, the Mosin-Nagant served in various forms from 1891 until the 1960s in many Eastern European nations, when the sniper rifle variant was replaced by the SVD (Снайперская винтовка Драгунова).
The Mosin-Nagant is still used in many conflicts due to its ruggedness and the vast number produced.

Mokarov 380 Caliber Auto Pistol

This was emailed to me this weekend in response to questions about my earlier posting of a similar manufactured 9mm handgun.
Note on this Russian / Soviet made model, the trigger is also quite forward.












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So many have died and sacrificed for America's Freedom, don't forget them....

Norinco (Chinese made) Model 99WCSE, 12 Gauge, Cowboy Double Barrel Shotgun with Hammers

Yahoo Video: Osprey Plane is Half Jet, and Half Helicopter

It's a bird, it's a plane...it's an Osprey!
Forget the ships and submarines. The main attraction at this year's Fleet Week is the V-22 Osprey, an assault support aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter but flies like a plane.
"It's the Marine Corps' latest and greatest aircraft," boasted Marine pilot Maj. Brian Smith, 37, of Ridley Park, Pa.
After $20 billion and 25 years of development including several test flights that killed a total of 30 Marines the Osprey made its debut in a combat zone in Iraq in the fall of 2007.
"The airplane performed quite well over there," said Smith, who has been flying the Osprey for about five years.
The Marines are planning to send a fleet to Afghanistan later this year.
Since the aircraft is capable of landing in tight spaces like a helicopter, yet can fly at high altitudes and for long durations like a plane, the Marines hope the Osprey will help them tackle the tough terrain there.
"We're incredibly confident [that] having the Osprey in that environment is going to pay dividends for our forces," Lt. Gen. George Trautman, Marine deputy commander for aviation, recently told Military.com.
The plane can fly at twice the speed of a regular military helicopter and can refuel in-flight, meaning it can stay in the air longer.
There are three Ospreys in town for Fleet Week - they flew over the Hudson River as the parade of ships sailed into New York Harbor on Wednesday. The planes are also expected to do a flyover at the Mets game at Citi Field on Monday.
"People wonder what it is," said Marine pilot Capt. Robert Wicker, 27, of Hickory Tavern, S.C., who has been flying the Osprey for more than two years. "It's becoming more known now that it's actually out there in the battlefield."

US Army 25th ID Springfield (Custom) 45 Caliber, XD Tactical

Video: Sledgehammer Explosives

These idiots tape various explosive charges to a sledgehammer then slam the hammer into the ground to ignite the explosive, trying to out do one another.....

9mm Russian 'Baikal' Makarov semi-auto pistol

Just emailed to me this morning by a Twitter User and supporter of this Blog.

Ruger Police service-six 38 Caliber Stainless Steel Revolver

This line of revolvers was introduced by American company Sturm, Ruger & Co in 1971, as the new, most modern revolvers for police, military and civilian use. with fixed sights and square butt frame, barrel length- 2,75" one One of Ruger's first-generation double action revolvers. These revolvers were issued by US Border Patrol, National Immigration service, US armed forces and many police departments. In general, these first-generation Ruger revolvers were considered an excellent gun. strongly built, reliable and simple to maintain. Ruger discontinued the *Sixes in 1988, but a lot of revolver fans still love them. They are a bit more svelte than the GP-100, which replaced them, and handle better. The *Sixes have very smooth actions once broken in.

Another Homemade 22 Caliber Handgun

Look at the second picture, the screwdriver handle gives you some idea of the gun size.

Rossi 92 SRC 45 Lever Action Rifle

Big Bore Blowguns

Used by tribes in the Amazon and elsewhere including a smaller version by ancient Japanese Ninja (assassins). The Blow Gun is a formidable weapon. The darts are generally dip with poison.

Wesson Leavitt 36 Caliber (Antique)

Ramo M-37 Tank Gun

Browning M-37 Machine Gun, built by Cromwell MFG. Cal 30.06. Left or right hand feed. Circa 1919.

MP44, C&R 7.92mm Special - Mchine Gun

One of the very last ones made at end of WWII in order to save time and money they eliminated the finishing process and MP44 and P38 went to battle in what was referred to as a 'White Natural Finish.'

S&W M-76 - Factory Gun, 9 MM Full Auto

BRNO Semi-Auto Rifle

ZKM-611, 22 Mag., 3x9 Weaver scope, made from 1994-1999 with a walnut stock.

A Full Bore PCP Air Rifle

Made in the 1940s during WWII, this gun doesn't look like a Girandoni, but examination shows that it clearly was built by someone familiar with the Girandoni repeating airgun system. The story is that this gun was built in Austria by a partisan bicycle maker during the Nazi occupation in WWII.
The repeating magazine is spring fed and on the left side of the barrel, for the convenient use of a right handed shooter. The gun was charged with the accompanying bicycle type pump. Smoothbore, as would be expected, but firing an 11.76 mm lead ball (.463" caliber) the very same caliber as the original Girandoni Austrian military repeating air rifles! This would have been a fearsome weapon against sentries, drivers, military leaders, etc. at ranges up to perhaps 100 yards.

To a freedom fighter, the lower discharge sound and the lack of flash or smoke would have been huge values. And it did not need powder, primers, or bullets—only easily cast lead or soft-metal balls! No forensic evidence left on the shooter (not that they had too much forensic evidence in those days).

The builder surely drew his inspiration from an Austrian museum which displayed a Girandoni system airgun.
Note that this gun has a spring fed magazine, rather than the gravity fed magazine of the original Girandoni military air rifle. While a gravity feed mechanism might be simpler, and even more dependable, the spring fed magazine has great advantages for the purposes of this gun. It is more suited for operation from a vehicle or firing slot where it would be impractical to tip up the rifle for loading and it allows firing with minimal motion at the firing point very important to a sniper.
Basic Specifications: A husky 12.2 lbs., 45" overall, glare-free, and almost camo anodized type finish.

J. C. Higgins Model 85 Semi Auto Pistol .22 LR; with 4.5” Barrel

Diving Mask with Built-in Underwater Camera

Playing Seaquest (TV Show) or Spy with your buddies will be a little easier to record for posterity with the Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask. Use it as a ski mask, too, if you’re trying to stretch a dollar. The Camera Mask takes stills and shoots video, all for the price of a normal mask or camera (about $100).









It’s marketed as a kid’s toy or novice item than a serious scuba mask.
Ok, so your wondering why I added this to my Blog site - simple - if this is a toy or novice device, it still can be used for real spying by non military / government types, and just think what type of items someone like a Navy Seal has at their disposal.

Remington 700, 243 Caliber Bolt Action Hunting Rifle

Homemade 410 Shotfun

This was emailed to me, sorry no other pictures available.
Judging by the photo it looks well made. I suspect the barrel and breech are built from iron plumbing pipe!

M4-02 Gemgtech Supressor, 5.56 mm

The M402 is the most compact suppressor available for the Colt Commando and other short barreled carbines. It is equally at home on longer SPR-type and precision AR15/M16 rifles as it has been independently applauded for it’s accuracy-improving characteristics. The M402 is built from purpose-chosen steel alloys and protected from corrosion with a high-temperature resistant matte black finish. Gemtech’s double-wall welded construction makes it tough for semi auto and limited full-auto fire. The suppressor is thread mounted in place of the flash hider. It adds only a little over four inches to the overall length of the weapon and is available in 1/2-28 threads to match most common 5.56mm weapons. Battle tested tough from Alaska to Afghanistan, sound, flash, and visual signature are reduced greatly with the use of this diminutive but durable suppressor. Affordable enough for widespread use, but not skimping on quality the M402 is the perfect answer to add OSHA-safe hearing protection to a patrol carbine or rifle. It is rated for limited fully automatic fire. “GEMTECH’S M402 INCREASED ACCURACY TREMENDOUSLY... BY A BREATHTAKING 77%” — Alan Paulson, Special Weapons For Military & Police Magazine Physical Specifications: Caliber 5.56 mm (.223) O.A. Length 6.3 inches Diameter 1.37 inches Weight 16 ounces (450 gm) Materials Corrosion resistant stainless steels Finish Matte Black Oxide Threads 1/2x28 (2A).
Estimated Selling Price: $525.00

Full Auto Version - Mini UZI - 9 MM; 45; and 22 LR caliber available

Smith & Wesson 340PD Revolver, available in 357 Mag or 38 Special

Beretta U22 Neos Pistol 22LR Caliber

YouTube Video: Ball Lightning, Harnessing Nature as a Weapon

A little over two hundred years ago, the British Warship HMS Warren Hastings was struck by a weird phenomenon: "Three distinct balls of fire" fell from the heavens, striking the ship and killing two crewmen, leaving behind "a nauseous, sulfurous smell," according to the Times of London.
Ball lightning has been the subject of much scientific scrutiny over the years. And, as with many powerful natural phenomena, the question arises: "Can we turn it into a weapon?" Peculiar as it may seem, that's exactly what some researchers are working on even though it hasn't even been properly replicated in the laboratory yet.
The exact cause and nature of ball lighting has yet to be determined; there may be several different types, confusing matters further. But generally it manifests as a grapefruit-sized sphere of light moving slowly through the air which may end by fizzling out or exploding.
In the mid-'60s, the U.S. military started exploring ways that the phenomenon might be weaponized. Take this 1965 Defense Technical Information Center report on Survey of Kugelblitz Theories For Electromagnetic Incendiaries, (Kugelblitz is German for ball lighting). The document summarizes and evaluates the ball lightning theories then prevalent, and recommends "a theoretical and experimental Kugelblitz program... as a means of developing the theory into a weapons application." This led to an Air Force program called Harness Cavalier, which seems to have ended without producing anything conclusive.
However, some years later scientist Dr. Paul Koloc was looking at methods of containing high-temperature plasma during nuclear fusion. There are many schemes for containing plasma in donut-shaped magnetic fields using a device called a Tokomak. Koloc's insight was that, under the right conditions, a donut-shaped mass of moving plasma would generate the required fields for containment itself. No Tokomak would be required for this "plasmoid," which would be completely stable and self-sustaining. It is a very close equivalent of the smoke ring another type of dynamic "vortex ring," which remains stable over a period of time, unlike an unstructured cloud of smoke.
Note: Ball Lightning as it's called can also cause UFO Phenomena.

Mateba Auto Revolver

The automatic revolver is a hybrid of revolver and automatic pistol that uses the energy of firing for cocking the hammer and revolving the cylinder. The first of its kind, the Webley Fosbery automatic revolver, was marketed in 1901. It was the result of a quest for a reliable, accurate, rapid fire handgun. It was quite successful in its time, but became less desirable when reliable, accurate automatic pistols became available.
A newer automatic revolver produced in the 90's is the Mateba Autorevolver.
Between roughly 1880 and 1895, the term "automatic revolver" was used for top-break revolvers that automatically ejected spent rounds when opened.









The Mateba Model 6 Unica (often known simply as the Mateba or the Mateba Autorevolver) is an automatic revolver, one of only a few such models ever produced. It was developed in Italy and sold by the Mateba company. Emilio Ghisoni is listed as the owner of US Patent #4,712,466 which details the operation of the weapon.
Design:
The Mateba Mo. 6 uses the recoil from firing to rotate the cylinder and cock the hammer, unlike conventional revolvers, which depend on the user physically pulling the trigger and/or cocking the hammer to actuate the weapon's mechanism of operation.
The Mateba Autorevolver's barrel alignment is different from most other revolvers. The barrel is aligned with the bottom of the cylinder instead of the top. This lowers the bore sight (line of the barrel) which directs the recoil in line with the shooter's hand thereby reducing the twisting motion or "muzzle flip" of normal revolvers The gun's entire upper assembly (barrel, cylinder and frame) are mounted on rails on the lower frame, which houses the trigger, hammer, and grip, and recoils approximately 7/8 of an inch/22mm on firing. The rearward motion of the upper assembly cocks the hammer, and the cylinder is rotated on the forward stroke.
Variants:
Defense - 4" barrel, .357-Magnum
Home Protection - 5" Barrel, .44-Remington Magnum
Dynamic Sportiva - either 5" or 6" barrel, .357-Magnum
Hunter - 8-3/8" barrel, either in .44-SW Special or .44-Remington Magnum
In addition, their barrels can be changed with interchangeable 3", 4", 5", 6", 7" and 8" inch barrels.
Mateba Grifone-
Also available was the Mateba Grifone, which mated an 18-inch barrel, fore and butt stock to the Autorevolver's frame and action. It was available in .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum chamberings.A version in .454 Casull was available which also allowed .45 Long Colt ammunition to be fired.