michaelkih Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 I just liked this picture of my early Colt with it's C drum on it's display stand. The pride of my collection. Please share yours. Then another of me with it and a couple other guns of mine a couple weeks ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Very nice!!! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Still looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 shes a beauty Mike...I don't recall seeing you shooting it in any of your videos?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normal1959 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Pains me to see you shoot up that beautiful Portuguese 8mm in a machine gun. That stuff is a collectors item to me. Some of the best 8mm on the market!Nice looking guns.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Normal1959. In 2015 I drove 8 hours to meet up with a guy to buy 14 crates from him, then found another 4 crates in a wts newspaper ad. Bought it to shoot. The stuff runs great!! Clean and non corrosive too. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Portuguese 7.62x51mm is a joy to shoot, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Great looking collection!! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 I like your FG42 more nice thompson though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 I like that BAR, I just watched a video about them on line, it is worth watching... I was born on the wrong side of the Atlantic, I am jealous of Mae and the weapons she gets to shoot! Stay safeRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R67 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Looks like a Shoei Modelgun FG42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) Looks like a Shoei Modelgun FG42No idea what that is, but this is an early Type 1 FG42. I got it for a steal, but for reasons. Completely repainted, new wood, reproduction bayonet, other reproduction parts, etc. Considering how I like my machine guns, to be, it's terrible, but it's an FG42, so I can't be picky, and it was 1/6 the price of what they were going for at the time, so I happily bought it. Edited July 20, 2018 by michaelkih Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) I like that BAR, I just watched a video about them on line, it is worth watching... I was born on the wrong side of the Atlantic, I am jealous of Mae and the weapons she gets to shoot! Stay safeRichard BARs are awesome. Mine is actually a Colt BMR restamped and refinished into an A2 for WWII then for Korea I was told. It's in excellent shape with nice sharp engravings and stampings on it. Love it! Edited July 20, 2018 by michaelkih Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R67 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Looks like a Shoei Modelgun FG42No idea what that is, but this is an early Type 1 FG42. I got it for a steal, but for reasons. Completely repainted, new wood, reproduction bayonet, other reproduction parts, etc. Considering how I like my machine guns, to be, it's terrible, but it's an FG42, so I can't be picky, and it was 1/6 the price of what they were going for at the time, so I happily bought it.That is really interesting. Have you posted photos of it somewhere? I would love to see more of it. Thanks for the clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Looks like a Shoei Modelgun FG42No idea what that is, but this is an early Type 1 FG42. I got it for a steal, but for reasons. Completely repainted, new wood, reproduction bayonet, other reproduction parts, etc. Considering how I like my machine guns, to be, it's terrible, but it's an FG42, so I can't be picky, and it was 1/6 the price of what they were going for at the time, so I happily bought it.That is really interesting. Have you posted photos of it somewhere? I would love to see more of it. Thanks for the clarity. I think I only posted photos of it on Facebook a while back when I first got it. I haven't posted pictures or made videos of most of my guns actually. Time and me being in town or not, are always the enemy. I'll get more pictures of it. Would like to learn more about it, and also source original parts for it (If possible at all....probably not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Portuguese 7.62x51mm is a joy to shoot, too!Yep. I've always got an open offer to buy whatever crates are available that someone has for basically whatever they want. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R67 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Looks like a Shoei Modelgun FG42No idea what that is, but this is an early Type 1 FG42. I got it for a steal, but for reasons. Completely repainted, new wood, reproduction bayonet, other reproduction parts, etc. Considering how I like my machine guns, to be, it's terrible, but it's an FG42, so I can't be picky, and it was 1/6 the price of what they were going for at the time, so I happily bought it.That is really interesting. Have you posted photos of it somewhere? I would love to see more of it. Thanks for the clarity. I think I only posted photos of it on Facebook a while back when I first got it. I haven't posted pictures or made videos of most of my guns actually. Time and me being in town or not, are always the enemy. I'll get more pictures of it. Would like to learn more about it, and also source original parts for it (If possible at all....probably not). Gotcha, no problems. Feel free to PM me if you want to send pictures or chat FG 42s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normal1959 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Normal1959. In 2015 I drove 8 hours to meet up with a guy to buy 14 crates from him, then found another 4 crates in a wts newspaper ad. Bought it to shoot. The stuff runs great!! Clean and non corrosive too. Love it!Hansen Cartridge company was the original importer years ago. I had a couple hundred crates, (was selling ammo) when it first came in and we had to bring out the need. Now people beg for it. I have a few myself Save that stuff for nice semi or bolt guns.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Did you just post pictures of this the other day on the military surplus forum group on Facebook? I think as the 'what’s your Holy Grail' post? I posted with a picture of my USMC sniper in that thread if it is you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Normal1959....hundreds of them. Man oh man......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Did you just post pictures of this the other day on the military surplus forum group on Facebook? I think as the 'what’s your Holy Grail' post? I posted with a picture of my USMC sniper in that thread if it is youThat was me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Got it, I’m careful about what I post on Facebook, just paranoid I guess. To see some of my toys look at my thread in the firearms photography: http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16931 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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