Forum: Just Guns
02-15-2011, 03:02 AM
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Thank you for your well wishes.
I heard...
Thank you for your well wishes.
I heard there is a wonderful firearms museum in Claremore, Oklahoma. It would be nice if members living nearby shared pictures with us.
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Forum: Just Guns
02-12-2011, 12:33 AM
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And here's some interesting news.
It turns...
And here's some interesting news.
It turns out there are approximately 80.000 pieces of different weapons and firearms stored in 19 warehouses in Istanbul. And the Turkish government is trying to...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-12-2011, 12:18 AM
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Forum: Just Guns
02-12-2011, 12:14 AM
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Forum: Just Guns
02-09-2011, 09:12 PM
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Forum: Just Guns
02-09-2011, 05:47 PM
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I'm not feeling well so I had to postpone my...
I'm not feeling well so I had to postpone my second visit to the museum. My apologies.
Until then, here's some more fancy gun pictures from the museum's first floor.
I understand most of these...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-06-2011, 09:08 AM
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That is true.
I remember stories about WW1...
That is true.
I remember stories about WW1 Martinis' and Mausers' foregrips heating up so bad, soldiers would have to cover them in dirt just to cool them off a little bit. And that is after 30-40...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-04-2011, 05:57 PM
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Forum: Just Guns
02-03-2011, 11:30 PM
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Forum: Just Guns
02-03-2011, 11:01 AM
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Some pocket pistols:
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Some pocket pistols:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/motorheadturk/firearms/IMG_0614.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/motorheadturk/firearms/IMG_0613.jpg
This one is German. Can...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-03-2011, 10:49 AM
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Thanks all for your comments and info.
I...
Thanks all for your comments and info.
I will go back to the museum to take more pictures. Especially of the medieval weapons. I can gladly share the link to those pics.
Multi barreled pistols:...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 10:24 PM
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Internet is not always reliable IMO. Sometimes...
Internet is not always reliable IMO. Sometimes you just gotta go there to see them.
For me going to a museum to see all these guns was like going to the theater to see a decent movie. It felt great....
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 08:12 PM
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Revolvers, continued:
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Revolvers, continued:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/motorheadturk/firearms/IMG_0660.jpg
Too fancy:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/motorheadturk/firearms/IMG_0615.jpg
This one...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 03:54 PM
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You are welcome.
Here's a picture of the...
You are welcome.
Here's a picture of the museum itself. Harbiye Askeri Muzesi.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/motorheadturk/museum.jpg
Building used to be a military school and it...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 03:39 AM
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Thank you for the info Nyles.
This one was the...
Thank you for the info Nyles.
This one was the only Bergmann in the museum. Another interesting fact is that The Bergmann was manufactured in 1896 just like the Mauser. Perhaps the Mauser was more...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 02:58 AM
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Thank you Sir.
Here's a German semi and I...
Thank you Sir.
Here's a German semi and I assume its mag is missing:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/motorheadturk/firearms/IMG_0607.jpg
But I'll take these instead: (most sinister...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 02:33 AM
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Well..That's the problem with this museum. So...
Well..That's the problem with this museum. So many guns and almost no descriptions. I'm afraid I have no idea but I also would like to know how it cycles.
Perhaps the operator of the weapon cycles...
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 02:27 AM
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Forum: Just Guns
02-02-2011, 12:11 AM
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Forum: Just Guns
02-01-2011, 11:54 PM
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new guy old guns
Hi there.
New here and I'd like to share some pics I took last week at the Military museum here in Istanbul. Some unusual and some familiar looking. I'm not that good at identifying firearms and the...
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