I've been researching the military history of my family and decided it would be nice to own a rifle of the time that my grandfathers fought for our country. After this thought, I started thinking of starting a possible historical firearm collection. Now, I don't have a lot of money, so this will take years of planning and saving. I tend to do a lot, ALOT, of research before I make a large purchase ($400 is considered to be a large purchase by me), so I'm starting now.
I plan to buy an M1 Garand first, probably just a field or service grade through the CMP store - http://thecmp.org/
Next I'd like to get my hands on a Brown Bess Musket used in the American Revolution and into American Civil War. It was used in other wars, but I'm focused mainly on American campaigns. I had originally thought to find a Pennsylvania/Kentucky Rifle, but the Brown Bess was used much more through those wars. If any one has a reproduction of this gun, where did you buy it?
I still need to do some research into a WW1 era rifle. An AR-15 should round out the modern end of the collection.
I'm not usually a collector of items, but this seems like a connection back though military history. It will take place over a few years, maybe like 1 purchase per year, depending on the cost of the firearms. I'm mainly interested in battle rifles (although the Brown Bess isn't technically a rifle), but I do still want a nice 1911.
Thanks for helping me into my new acquisition disorder.
I plan to buy an M1 Garand first, probably just a field or service grade through the CMP store - http://thecmp.org/
Next I'd like to get my hands on a Brown Bess Musket used in the American Revolution and into American Civil War. It was used in other wars, but I'm focused mainly on American campaigns. I had originally thought to find a Pennsylvania/Kentucky Rifle, but the Brown Bess was used much more through those wars. If any one has a reproduction of this gun, where did you buy it?
I still need to do some research into a WW1 era rifle. An AR-15 should round out the modern end of the collection.
I'm not usually a collector of items, but this seems like a connection back though military history. It will take place over a few years, maybe like 1 purchase per year, depending on the cost of the firearms. I'm mainly interested in battle rifles (although the Brown Bess isn't technically a rifle), but I do still want a nice 1911.
Thanks for helping me into my new acquisition disorder.