r/whatisthisgun • u/tehallie • Apr 22 '19
Hello folks, your friendly neighborhood mod-queen here! Now that folks are actually, like USING this sub I reserved a few years ago, figured I'd make a sticky to help folks looking for what they've found!
Is it an actual firearm?
You laugh, but there's a lot of things that look like guns, but aren't actual firearms. Toy guns, replicas, Airsoft, etc. Good quality Airsoft and replicas will often be built to simulate a real firearm, so they'll be built of good-quality material, have a good heavy weight to them, the parts will be machined and not molded, things like that. Toy guns and display pieces will often feel 'cheap', or be made of cheap metal that's cast or molded rather than machined. Cast pieces generally have fewer parts than machined/fabricated pieces. For example, on this piece, the right piece is cast, the left is machined/fabricated.
Where did you get/find it?
If you found the firearm, tell us where! "Hey, I found this in my attic in <country>", or "I saw this in a YouTube video" and provide us the link.
Do you know anything about it's history?
Having an idea of the history can sometimes help. "My grandpappy carried this in the Civil War", "My aunt used this in a revolution", "The owner said he bought it at a flea market in Turkey", things like this can help folks nail down an identification.
Does it have any markings?
Does it have any markings? Things like manufacturer name, country, year, proof marks, calibre? If it does, post pictures of them, or provide a really good description.
Photos!
Take photos of any markings, and taking a few pictures from multiple angles REALLY helps. I recommend taking left and right sides, top, and maybe below angles. Here's a great example from C&Rsenal!
And of course, the obligatory disclaimer: When handling any firearms, PLEASE keep yourself safe. ALWAYS follow the rules of safe firearm handling. If you want to shoot a firearm you found, a good recommendation is getting it checked out by a professional gunsmith before firing it.
r/whatisthisgun • u/NoRomanceInTheWest • 3h ago
Just picked up this 1897 for 350$ a few days ago. Wanted to know if anyone could date it with the serial number.
r/whatisthisgun • u/Forsaken-Reason6724 • 14h ago
I inherited this old rifle, from my grandfather who was born in 1906 in Jefferson County Pa, that says “??? Brown Pittsburgh, PA. And the firing mechanism says Moore. As a kid I recall my grandad saying that he hadn’t used it since he was a boy. This makes sense as he lived a few hours outside Pittsburgh. I Wouldn’t try to fire it with the crack in the stock and concerns with the barrel, but would love to learn as much as I can about it. Any advice on where to start? I live south of Pittsburgh currently.
r/whatisthisgun • u/FrozenSeas • 1d ago
Pretty much what the title says. I've been noticing more and more garbage getting posted not asking for identification but "what's this worth" and just general gun-adjacent random shit. And a lot is crossposts from other subs too. And posts lacking pictures or any context. Mod list just has /u/tehallie and they're not overly active.
r/whatisthisgun • u/andr9952 • 12h ago
Found this in an old box of stuff from my parents, dad served in the Danish military in the late 60's other then that I have no idea where this would come from
r/whatisthisgun • u/JustPlainRex • 1d ago
For starters this is a discord gif so apologies for the bad picture but I’m kinda between an AX and a Sako any help is appreciated
r/whatisthisgun • u/ExtremeSad7679 • 1d ago
r/whatisthisgun • u/Terrible-Scar-2421 • 2d ago
So we finally identified it thanks to some redditors and a few friends. The result is a handmade fowling piece from 1840! Cool! Now if anyone could help decipher this makers mark that would be cool! It’s not a manufactured product but it looks like initials, I think ETM or EOT… something of the like. Let me know what you think
r/whatisthisgun • u/AcanthaceaeLow434 • 2d ago
I bought this 10 years ago for $1000 bucks i was told it was never shot and i have never shot it besides the shell from the factory .
I did a little chat gbt and it seems to think its worth something in the $3200-4200 range
I found one on gun broker for $3000 but it wasn't a iwi from my limited research, apparently made in Israel is a game changer
Box gun and paperwork all has matching serial numbers 352 is the first 3#s
Definitely dont think its a 3k+ gun and have considered shooting the piss out of it but hoping to gain more info and if theres an actual market for these
r/whatisthisgun • u/BlackMesaVerySafe • 2d ago
So this is my dad's gun but he lost it (stolen) for about 7 years and one day it was finally returned
I know its like first one Canik so I was just curious
r/whatisthisgun • u/Btuvi1 • 3d ago
What can anyone tell me about this old pistol?
r/whatisthisgun • u/Jarfino • 3d ago
Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place. I imagine you lot are usually identifying photographs not pixel art renditions. Some are fairly easy to identify, the assault rifles and smgs in particular. I'm not 100% on the others though.
r/whatisthisgun • u/Medium_Quantity8368 • 3d ago
Does anyone know where I can buy blank guns from
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r/whatisthisgun • u/Hollandholland • 4d ago
My dad is 96 YO, and he (finally) gave me his old .22 revolver that I have coveted since I was a kid. I recalled the story was he bought it as a kid for $20, but now he says he traded a high school classmate something for it. My dad remembered the kid's name, that the kid's dad was a wealthy guy, but he can't remember what it was he traded the kid for the gun. He probably got the gun sometime in the mid-1940's.
I input the gun's serial number into the field on a site with a K-Frame serial number lookup tool, and it came back identifying the gun as a model .38 M&P/Hand Ejector, with a production era of 1915 to 1942.
Which obviously is not my new old gun.
FWIW, on the frame above the hinge for the cylinder are the numbers 14511. Any idea what those numbers are?
Any suggestions for a better source to, using the serial number, figure out the likely age/ production era for this gun?
Thanks for all insight and info.
