It's Time To Play Name That Gun

[plaskon]

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My friend found this picture of his grandpa's guns. Can you ID them all?

[RD62]

Colt SAA, 1911, PPQ, and a Luger. I can't see the other two revolvers well enough to tell.

[citizensoldier16]

1911, Colt Peacemaker (disagreeing with RD62 on this one), PPQ, Luger, bottom left looks like a S&W .38, and I can't tell on the last one.

[ralph]

looks like a Colt SAA, 1911, S&W revolver, beside that, possible Colt revolver,(police positive?) Beretta auto, and a Luger

[North Dakota Shooter]

1911, colt ssa, looks like a luger (possibility a p38, but most likley a luger), can't tell the others frim this angle

[MAUSER202]

Colt SAA, PPK, S&W K frame, Luger , 1911.

[Magic_Salad0892]

Colt 1911
Beretta .25, or .32 or something. Definitely not a PPK.
Colt Peacemaker.
S&W K frame .38
Colt Police Positive
Luger P 08

[careboy]

I think that's awesome. Makes me feel layered. Like some sort of epic lasagna
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[ImBroke]

Colt SAA, P08, Beretta 1934, S&W M Frame (original Lady Smith?), S&W K frame, 1911.

[okie john]

1911, Colt Peacemaker (disagreeing with RD62 on this one)

SAA = Peacemaker.

I think the smaller DA revolver is a Colt Police Positive, and the larger one is a S&W K-frame made just after WWII.


Okie John

[citizensoldier16]

SAA = Peacemaker. Okie John

Really? Honestly my experience with early revolvers is slim to none. Was I wrong in thinking the SAA was a cap-and-ball revolver, while the Peacemaker was a .45 long colt?

EDIT: Just did some research on this...I was wrong. The SAA is a Peacemaker. My mistake. I guess we all learn something every day! I'll go back to my Glocks now :P

[okie john]

Was I wrong in thinking the SAA was a cap-and-ball revolver, while the Peacemaker was a .45 long colt?

The Colt Single Action Army revolver and the 45 Colt cartridge were adopted in 1873 after the US Army asked Samuel Colt to design a revolver that could kill an Indian's horse at 100 yards.

The revolver is known as the Peacemaker, the M1873, and the Model P, among other names. The Army used it in the Indian Wars, then retired it after about 20 years, then brought it back to replace the .38-caliber Colt M1892 during the Moro Insurrection. This action eventually led to the development of the 1911, and gave Jeff Cooper his main reason to hate on 9mm/38-caliber cartridges.

The SAA evolved out of the .36-caliber Navy revolvers of 1851 and 1861 and the .44-caliber 1850 Army. Toward the end of the 19th century, firearms technology grew like computer technology grows today. There were New Army, New Navy, and New Service revolvers, and Colt brought out updated versions of all of them every few years. It's tough to keep them all straight.


Okie John

[citizensoldier16]

Thanks! As I said...my knowledge of older revolvers (or revolvers in general for that matter) is sorely lacking. Thanks for the info!!