[Nyles]

So what do you want to add to your collections in 2010?

I find when your collection is as big (and old) as mine, the hard part of adding something new isn't paying for it as much as finding it in the first place. Which means my purchases will continue to be based on what I happen to come across, but nevertheless, here's what I'm espescially looking for:

Spanish Astra 400 pistol
Japanese T-26 revolver
Finnish Lahti L-35 pistol
Dutch KNIL M1891 revolver
Colt M1917 revolver
Mauser Kar 98a
Spanish Mauser 1893
US Krag (any)
Belgian Mauser 1935
Snider-Enfield Mk.II** 2 and 3 band rifles, Canadian marked.

I'm also seriously resisting the urge to start a side collection of 1930s bank robber / law enforcement guns. I've got a line on great deals on a Winchester 1907 and Remington Model 8, but I know that this inevitably leads to spending thousands of dollars on a S&W Registered Magnum or a prewar Colt Super 38.