Hi all,

 

Now that my new (to me) house has a fireplace and a few wooden pegs above the mantle, I am looking for a rifle to place above it. Unfortunately my wife never caught the shotgun bug, because that is what I would really like up there. She likes rifles, so that is what I am looking for. I am thinking an old lever gun would look cool. Maybe a black powder gun (I guess that one wouldn't have to be deactivated since no one is likely to steal it and commit crimes with it). Any suggestions where I might look locally? Anyone here have a wall hanger they are looking to get rid of?

I wouldn't think a black powder flintlock should need to be deactivated since it is incapable of firing a cartridge. Without all things in place : flint, powder, patch and ball....it is inert.

Just remove the FP?

Lots of options here it seems for replica wall-hanger weapons http://www.aurorahistoryboutique.com/Henry-Brass-Repeating-Rifle-Blued-Barrel~C000059.cfm

How cool would http://www.amazon.co...e/dp/B001EYBGGI this bad boy look above the fireplace!

IMA sells alot of replicas made from parts kits. They are legally non-guns too, unlike a firearm without a firing pin (still a firearm)

mosin nagant?

Chris,

 

Check this out on GB , the guy selling it is local to fort Dix area.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=316971017

 

Tony

IMA has some cool stuff, if I had your problem I'd get one of these just to spark conversation! LOL

 

http://www.ima-usa.com/u-s-m1-carbine-display-gun.html

IMA has some cool stuff, if I had your problem I'd get one of these just to spark conversation! LOL

 

http://www.ima-usa.c...isplay-gun.html

 

IMA gets twitchy about selling some of their stuff to NJ residents..remember even their "Display" guns are made with real parts (and the killer here)...Magazines. Plus they are HQ in NJ..so they are VERY wary about messing with NJ law.

I think this is pretty old and cool looking.

 

http://www.ima-usa.com/sales/nepalese-martini-rifle-system-set-francotte-ganhendra-untouched.html

Bump.My wife relented, so...

Anybody have any antique wall hangers (especially shotguns) that they want to sell?

Reading the above makes me want to visit that store more, not less.

Ed's gun shop. This project might be the perfect opportunity to find a reason to visit this store.

I just bought an untouched M 1878 Martini-Henry rifle from Atlanta Cutlery. I figured that it would be a fun project to try to restore it. If I could get it operational that would be awesome. If not I would end up with a nice wall decoration. It came in last Tuesday, I never expected it to be in as great of a condition as it is. It's covered in a lot of dirt and grease from years of storage, and a little bit of pitting under the barrel in few spots, but otherwise it's almost perfect. Every thing functions smoothly as it should, and if I had ammo for it, I am sure it would shoot in it's current condition. (whether it was actually safe to do so is another question entirely. I plan on having a gun smith look it over before I would actually try to shoot it)

Something like this would be perfect for you since you are looking for a wall hanger. No matter what you get, once you clean it up it would make a nice wall hanger. If you get lucky you wind up with a rifle that you could actually use if you really wanted then that's a great surprise. Even if it is fully functional it still would make a great wall hanger since the ammo for it is both very rare and so expensive that your wife might kill you for buying ammo for it. (for the cost of a box of 20 rounds you costs buy yourself a new rifle.)