What guns do you bring... in 1920?

[Deleted member 67409]

Another coronavirus stir crazy thread. The year is 1920. You've decided to leave dreary old New England in exchange for some adventure in a remote place like Alaska, Southern Rhodesia, Kenya, or Burma. You've sold everything you own and can buy whatever you want within reason. Gun laws aren't a concern. WW1 surplus guns are flooding the used market. But you can only bring one long gun and one handgun.

I'm going with a Mauser 98 sporter in 7x57 and a C96 in 7.63x25.

 

[greencobra]

Ithaca auto & burglar 20 ga.

 

[Twigg]

Double rifle in .470 nitro express for dangerous game and a Colt single action revolver in .45lc for 2 legged varmints

 

[Picton]

Webley mk V and a Ross.

 

[greencobra]

oops, I don't think my gun came out until '23. my bad!

 

[whacko]

1903
1911

 

[SKumar]

Luger P08 with stock
-common 9mm round
-can be shouldered for rifle or detached stock as a handgun
-semi auto

 

[daekken]

I'm assuming a Lewis gun is not "within reason" for a long gun.

For a pistol I'm taking a Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver.


For a rifle, I'll go with the Swedish m94:


Honorable mentions with a Steyr M1912:


And a Jezail musket:

 

[Welder1]

SAA and a caliber matching Winchester lever gun. Make it easy to have sufficient ammunition available

If it was 1928 I’d go Thomson and 1911.

 

[oldguy68]

1903 Springfield and a Colt 1911.

 

[daltrey99]

K98 and a DWM Luger

 

[Rehoboth Dave]

It all depends on the kind of adventure one is looking for but for personal defense I would think i'd probably pick a Browning Automatic Rifle and a M1911.

 

[greencobra]

Double rifle in .470 nitro express

now we're talkin'!

 

[Rehoboth Dave]

If it was 1928 I’d go Thomson

Why 28? The Thompson was invented in 1918 and (called the M1921) for sale to the public by 1921.

 

[whacko]

1903 Springfield and a Colt 1911.

I beat you to that combo.

 

[chuckules]

Browning M2 .50 was designed by 1918. Just sayin’.

It all depends on the kind of adventure one is looking for but for personal defense I would think i'd probably pick a Browning Automatic Rifle and a M1911.

But I think I’d go with these too.

 

[tuna]

Winchester 1895 in 30-06.
S&W M&P .38

 

[Fritz the Cat]

1903
1911

1903 Springfield and a Colt 1911.

I have both and use both now. I carry the Colt when I'm in the woods. I have a few '03s and my favorite is dad's "Sedgley". Beautiful gun.
But to be different, my uncle' s 30/40 Krag (sporterized) and a Colt New Service revolver in 45 Long Colt.

 

[BigTimber]

Enfield MKlll & colt 1911. One from each empire.

 

[enbloc]

M1918 BAR

 

[whatluck]

Thompson SMG, Winchester 1894, Winchester 1897, 1911, Springfield 03

 

[40 caliber]

Well. Since I seem to be going back in time anyway. I’ll bring my AK and my glock with a sh*t ton of magazines and ammo

 

[Mountain]

Sounds like a bug out scenario?

1911 for sure to cover the handgun.

BAR is way too heavy. As a Ssgt. in the Philippines, Gramps was issued a BAR but immediately swapped for a M1 Garand. Up and down mountains, especially jungle mountains, isn't the place to carry a BAR. Since it's 1920, I'd go for a 1903 National Match.

 

[Deleted member 67409]

Sounds like a bug out scenario?

1911 for sure to cover the handgun.

BAR is way too heavy. As a Ssgt. in the Philippines, Gramps was issued a BAR but immediately swapped for a M1 Garand. Up and down mountains, especially jungle mountains, isn't the place to carry a BAR. Since it's 1920, I'd go for a 1903 National Match.

I picture more like a "I want to see the dangerous, untamed parts of the world" situation, but that works. Back when that was possible.

 

[enbloc]

BAR is way too heavy.

Not for an M60 gunner!

 

[76Too]

1918 M1903 Springfield and a 1914 colt m1911...turns out i was even ‘basic’ back then.

I just like shit that works. Common calibers seems to be a theme too...I bet the US .gov had millions of each somewhere.

 

[Woodstock]

S&W Schofield and a ,45-70 Gatling gun

 

[number9]

I'll see you fools in hell.

They see me rollin', they hatin'...

 

[daekken]

1903 Springfield and a Colt 1911.

Why a 1903 and not the M1917? It's superior in basically every way--higher capacity, better sights, and it was the US's main World War One rifle.

 

[Picton]

1918 M1903 Springfield and a 1914 colt m1911...turns out i was even ‘basic’ back then.

I just like shit that works. Common calibers seems to be a theme too...I bet the US .gov had millions of each somewhere.

...Except that in 1920 the world was still more British than American. "Common calibers" were .455 and .303.

Even Indiana Jones ended up with a Webley by the third movie. And even in the first two, the revolver was his go-to. His backup was an auto.