anybody name there guns? i am thinking of naming a soon to be mine, mosin nagant, old warior. any comments?:banghead:
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anybody name there guns? i am thinking of naming a soon to be mine, mosin nagant, old warior. any comments?:banghead:
Sometimes I become tired of being serious, so several of my rifles have cutesy names: Eddy, Roma, The Mahdi, Heidi. They have all featured in the forums at some time - a search will reveal what they are - but you have probably already guessed!
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Patrick
I suppose "Eddy" is a P14? I can't figure out who Heidi is at a mere guess though, but I like the name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick
Eddy is an Eddystone M1917. Very solid, very accurate
Roma is a very pretty Carcano M91/41. "Bella figura".
The Mahdi is an Egyptian Rolling Block. Polished by desert sand.
And Heidi is a Swiss G96-11. The best open sights.
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Patrick
Old smokey. My MKIV martini.
john
I also have Henry and the Wobbly.
Have a guess!
(They have also appeared in the appropriate forums)
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Patrick
Martini-Henry and Webley?
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Bingo!
Henry ("The name's Henry, Martini-Henry")
is indeed an M-H MkIV in perfect "arsenal mint" condition, i.e. dinged on the outside, but mint on the inside - so much better for shooting than the other way around!
And the Wobbly is a low-mileage Mk VI Webley that came with an original Rifle Brigade black leather holster. So to be fair to the revolver, you should think of wobbly as referring to the shooter!
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Patrick
I like wobbly. It kind sums it up, doesn't it.
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Originally Posted by cjcmosin
How about "Ivan the Terrible"?
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Patrick
I like it. How about "White Death" for my Finn Mosin?Quote:
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Originally Posted by MeatMarket
Nasty, but very appropriate!
My M1A supermatch that I spent 2 years collecting the parts to build is 'Nadine'
I always go with "beauty and the beast" when i talk about the two milsurps in my safe - both are the same age (1943) and the same design family (enfield) but the difference in finish is interesting to see!
How about a .69 cal. Remington conversion rifled musket named "Brutus"
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"This is my very bestes gun. I call her Vera.
Hello Im a new member and this is my first post. I found this kind of funny because, now I know I'm not the only one who names things. I have a NAA 22mag that I call the crickett. It's from the movie Men In Black Will Smith had a tiny gun they called a noisy crickett so it seamed to fit.My dad had an old shotgun that we called Long Tom or just Tom for as long as I can remember.It belongs to my nephew now and still carries the name.I also have a 44 mag that my kids started calling the Rodger Rabbit gun when they were little. They always said it reminded them of the giant cartoon gun from the movie.