Firearms Trivia Thread

[Sixgun]

PCP Air rifle.

edit: last one. I love this game.

 

[Donkey_McWedges]

lol damn I'm finally back and 6gun beats me to it

 

[Sixgun]

I was on the roll, I'll sit back for a bit and drink a beer.

 

[Drauka99]

A homemade air rifle?

That's what happens when I leave a page open and come back to it and post...lol

 

[wildrider666]

I know you folks taste the blood in the water, your soo close.

 

[wildrider666]

Trivia Q #46 Yes its real, What is it?

Oops waiting on #45.

 

[Donkey_McWedges]

Girandoni Air Rifle

 

[wildrider666]

Q #45 Answer: Italian Partisan Air Rifle,

Apparently this strange air rifle was a weapon concocted by an Italian bicycle maker during World War II is clearly based on the Girandoni repeating airgun system. In WWII Italy there were many paramilitary groups disgruntled with the German occupation of Italy and the Italian Fascist Party. The rifle was filled with air from a bicycle pump and several 11mm round bullets were inserted into a spring fed tube magazine on the left hand side. To load the user worked a bolt which fed a bullet from the magazine into the chamber. Pulling the trigger forced a strong gust of air into the chamber propelling the bullet.

While primitive compared to modern firearm technology, this unique air rifle would certainly have been deadly. It had a range of up to 100 yards and actually packed enough force to kill a person. It would have been especially useful because it was silent and lacked muzzle flash or smoke when discharged. Currently this odd air rifle is in the possession of the Beeman Precision Air Rifle Company.

 

[wildrider666]

Trivia Q #46 Yes its real, What is it?

 

[Donkey_McWedges]

German wheellock belt pistol?

 

[JWlineman]

^^what he says...

 

[wildrider666]

Trivia Q #46 is History Donkey nailed it.

A VERY RARE SUPERIMPOSED LOAD GERMAN WHEELLOCK BELT PISTOL DATED 1609, SIGNED VK, PROBABLY
FOR VALENTIN KLETT OF SUHL with swamped barrel formed in four stages, overlaid with brass at the muzzle, median and the breech, the latter boldly
stamped with the date and the barrelsmith’s initials ‘VK’, flat lock stamped with the maker’s initials ‘VK’ conjoined (Neue Støckel 4688) and retained by three side nails, fitted with two elliptical external wheels each overlaid with an engraved giltbrass panel, moulded pans decorated with a scalloped design and with engraved sliding covers, engraved moulded dogs chiselled with birds-of-prey on the spurs (restorations), reblued trigger, sprung moulded safety- catch opposite the lock, steel
full stock chiselled with a scalloped pattern over the fore-end on each side of the barrel, signed behind the tang with the makers initials ‘VK’ (an early repair behind the tang), the grip with a later leather covering bound with plaited wire, ball pommel incorporating a hinged cap applied with a pierced giltbrass flower-shaped bracket, pierced gilt-brass trigger-guard, associated steel belt hook, and no provision for a ramrod.

 

[wildrider666]

Trivia Q # 47 What is this ?

 

[Donkey_McWedges]

New England revolving rifle

 

[wildrider666]

Q #47 ID'ed by Donkey Well Done. I'm going to have to make it a bit harder.

 

[wildrider666]

Q #48 Fixed barrel, polygonal rifling, ambi thumb safety and mag release. It was adopted by a military in 1983 and designated Curio and Relic status by ATF 24 years later! What is it.

 

[Donkey_McWedges]

cz 82 or vz 82 its called both.

 

[wildrider666]

Trivia #48 Score another for Donkey. I have no idea how he got that so fast! I even ran the Q through several search engins and it did not hit on the CZ.
Donkey McWedges You now haw Guru Status!

 

[wildrider666]

Trivia #49 Q What modification made Lucas McCain's 44-40 so fast?

 

[Donkey_McWedges]

an ingenious setscrew, which would depress the trigger when the action is closed, enabling Connors’ trademark rapid-fire shooting style