Crossover Collections

I also have a few firearms, never really though of them as a collection. My grandfather left me his & then my father, so most of them were not my choice. I wouldn't trade them for any others though.
I too have added a few black powder weapons, a couple of single shot pistols, a Navy revolver, a 54 cal Green River Rifle, a 50 cal custom made flint'er and an 1874 model Sharps 44-90. I still don't mind cleaning them as long as I get some shooting in.
Probably the biggest collection other than coins I have is knives. Mostly pocketknives but some custom fixed blade also. I even dabble in making a few during the long winters.
I'm primarily interested in high carbon steel in older pocketknives. But some good steel can still be found coming out of Germany. Some very nice Damascus seems to be resurfacing in the last few years also.
I always keep an eye out for a pocketknive with quality craftmanship, good steel & interesting handle material.
Coins & knives feel like the same type of passion for me. They get in your blood and ya just gotta do it.

Originally Posted by Crystalk64,

"Hey Knowtracks! Is that a Sharps 45-90?"

Hey Terry, By the time Sharps came out with the Model 1874 they had been making long guns for about 25 years. So they had many different calibers. I'm not positive of all the different cal's the '74 came in but, I know there was a .40, .44, .45, & .50 with different powder charges behind all of them.
The .44-90 is a good flat shooter, you can reach out there a-ways.

Catman you really need to shoot my Deer Creek "Elk Hunter" as everyone who has seen it shoot can't believe the accuracy and speed. I have a 1 in 24 twist barrel and shoot a 425 grain conical bullet (hollow point/hollow base). Probably change your mind about a few things! Deer Creek (5 miles down the road) is currently working to put the "Elk Hunter" back in to production as demand and request have come in from world wide dealers and shooters. Quite an amazing weapon. Never tried it but do think I could take out one of Kyra's Morgan dollars from a hundred yards shooting off a bench rest. Reckon we can get her to send a nice CC down for a test?

Darn, I had completely forgotten about the Queens Axe Man! Whew, thanks for the reminder or should I say WARNING! Just joking Kyra!

That Lady sure keeps track of all her men!!! Probably got a map on the wall with thumbtacks on every city? None the less, I still I am still on her good side as I didn't fire a shot!!!

My interests tend to lean towards history and the unusual. I collect papers that were written by the founding fathers, and artifacts recovered from shipwrecks like the Titanic, then my interests take a turn. I have meteorites, a very cool voodoo doll, sharks teeth, newspapers about hauntings throughout America, those sorts of things.

Anything that seems weird and not often seen, can peak my curiousity. If it can be tied back to a specific time period, all the better.

Seems coin collectors think alike on other collections. I've got some ballcards(nothing great), a few old records, 8-10 antique woodworking tools, stamps, rifle shells, and some firearms. I really like High Standard .22 semi-automatic pistols. I've dreamed a lot about having a 12lb. Napoleon canon. Guess I'll just keep dreaming though, my wife and neighbors would'nt understand. Read an article about 20 years ago, a guy was at Freindship searching to buy a 12lb tube. He put word out that he'd gladly pay $20k for one. The article said he did'nt find one.