My other hobby........

[ScottsGT]

Wow.  That’s full auto price range.  What was it?  

[KevinM]

5 hours ago, ScottsGT said:

Wow.  That’s full auto price range.  What was it?  

It was ZK-420s I really had no business being in a Sotheby's Auction house I just did not know enough about the rifle only it was coming out of a private individual in the UK.The pics of the rifle and the machining just claim perfection throughout.I was in another auction a small house spotted a rifle being claimed a K98 but was not I think either Norway or Denmark on the country.The Germans took over the factory and were proofing the rifles with Waffen and SS marks.I had like $2500 as my top bid and some JA from like Sotheby/Tiffany's came in and cleaned or clock.

https://www.poulinauctions.com/2024/10/02/extremely-rare-czech-zk-420s-semi-auto-rifle/

 

[ScottsGT]

I looked at some of the other sold guns. This makes no sense to me. 

I know old Winchesters are valuable, but was this some rifle owned by a famous person?  Or Winchester #1?

[KevinM]

t's not a model now but I have been bidding for six years trying to get something like this and it was 275+auction fees+shipping=350 the gun brand new is 582 so I am good.

[Martinnfb]

That's pretty! 

[KevinM]

36 minutes ago, Martinnfb said:

That's pretty! 

Yes it is martin mine has smooth grips.I am going to try the percussion black powder for kicks but they do make a replacement cylinder for about $290 that shoots cowboy 45

[KevinM]

The actual piece arrived at the doorstep the other day via the USPS.The trigger on this piece is much smoother and lighter than either the SF 1911 or my 38SP Snub Nose methinks

[ScottsGT]

So, you getting the .45 Colt cylinder for it?   Back when I was reloading (and shooting) I loaded a lot of cowboy loads for my Ruger Vaquero and my Uberti 1866 using Trailboss power.  Then it mysteriously disappeared from the market.  Hodgdon says it’s coming back by this fall though.  I still have quite a few reloads in the ammo case though. 

[KevinM]

1 hour ago, ScottsGT said:

So, you getting the .45 Colt cylinder for it?

I will eventually Scott on the back burner for now the cyl cost more then the gun ATTM.I have to many irons in the fire right  now so will play with the cap/ball experience for now but she sure has a nice balance.

[belugawhaleman]

Very nice😀 I had a Colt SAA in .45 Colt and a Repro Colt '47 Walker at one time. I also had Webley Mk.IV in .455 all

very fun to shoot!

[KevinM]

3 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

Repro Colt '47 Walker

Looks much like my Remington repo.

[CANicoll]

Sorry folks.  Been far too absent and have missed you all.  Lots going on, as usual.  Elderly mom is declining and trying to put guardrails up to keep her from getting taken advantage of/making bad decisions that would impact her quality of life/etc. is taking a disproportionate amount of time.  Its hard when you know she needs help, but legally it is very difficult to show cause to take over responsibilities.  

On the flip side, have been doing more on the pen making, as it is a nice distraction that only takes a couple of hours to accomplish.  Here is some of my recent work, using custom acrylic blanks I picked up at the recent DC Pen show.  I knew nothing about this entire world (mostly about fountain pens).

Also looks like I am going to pick up a commission build of a 1/72 B-52 so will make that a build thread.

Take care, all!

Chris

[PanzerWomble]

Sorry to hear that Chris , I know that path well . Pens look great , must resist the urge to but a lathe ....

[FullArmor]

3 hours ago, CANicoll said:

Sorry folks.  Been far too absent and have missed you all.  Lots going on, as usual.  Elderly mom is declining and trying to put guardrails up to keep her from getting taken advantage of/making bad decisions that would impact her quality of life/etc. is taking a disproportionate amount of time.  Its hard when you know she needs help, but legally it is very difficult to show cause to take over responsibilities.  

On the flip side, have been doing more on the pen making, as it is a nice distraction that only takes a couple of hours to accomplish.  Here is some of my recent work, using custom acrylic blanks I picked up at the recent DC Pen show.  I knew nothing about this entire world (mostly about fountain pens).

Also looks like I am going to pick up a commission build of a 1/72 B-52 so will make that a build thread.

Take care, all!

Chris

Very nice pens. I especially like these multicolored ones. How valuable are these? Have you ever thought about selling these?

[JohnB]

For a while I was into collecting German guns. Got too costly so gave it up. Here's one of my original Mausers in a not original crate. I'd like to sell it if anyone is interested. 🙂

[CANicoll]

5 hours ago, FullArmor said:

Very nice pens. I especially like these multicolored ones. How valuable are these? Have you ever thought about selling these?

Thank you!  I do sell them, mostly locally and we have a crafts fair coming up that I'm trying to stock up for.  Prices range from $95 to $30 for some of the Slimline pens.  I can send you more pics if interested and let me know what catches your eye.  I have about 30 pens at the moment.    Thanks for asking!

[FullArmor]

8 hours ago, CANicoll said:

Thank you!  I do sell them, mostly locally and we have a crafts fair coming up that I'm trying to stock up for.  Prices range from $95 to $30 for some of the Slimline pens.  I can send you more pics if interested and let me know what catches your eye.  I have about 30 pens at the moment.    Thanks for asking!

a bit more expensive than I expected. i will pass, mainly because of import taxes and postage. Good luck on the fair. Of course, post more pictures when you get different pens made👍