OT-Sharing a some pics of a cool rifle.

[BBfanboy]

I am constantly amazed at the quality of weapons from the early 1900s when you consider that muskets were still in vogue when the U.S. Civil War started in 1861. Fantastic advances in design and machining.

[sstevens06]

Your 1911 looks like its in pretty decent condition. Agree such a rare firearm shouldn't be fired. Imagine the stories it could tell if it could only talk.

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I am constantly amazed at the quality of weapons from the early 1900s when you consider that muskets were still in vogue when the U.S. Civil War started in 1861. Fantastic advances in design and machining.

When you consider that the m1911 is still considered one of the best pistol designs, and that the Browning BAR and .50 Caliber heavy machine gun came along shortly afterwards, abosolutely. The 50 caliber is an amazing weapon as it is still in use and in production 100 years later. How many modern firearms have had that sort of run?