Picture of the Day - Unusual Guns

[The Heretic]

Disclaimer: copy/paste from FB

The Green Mace system, fitted with the 5 inch gun. The 5-inch gun is recorded as holding 13 rounds per drum, one either side, with an engagement range of 25,000 ft. 30,000 ft was also possible, with a 9.7 second time of flight to reach this altitude.

The rate of fire was recorded as a continuous burst of fire for 20 seconds, with a 20-second interval, for a total theoretical rate of fire of 80 rounds per minute – although in practice it would use its ammunition up before this.
https://tankhistoria.com/experimental/green-mace-aa-gun/

 

[CountryGent]

Harrington & Richardson T223 experimental. Essentially a copy of the H&K33.

 

[CountryGent]

Springfield SPIW rifle with 3-shot box magazine fed grenade launcher and bayonet, circa 1964.


Winchester SPIW rifle with semi-automatic grenade launcher and bayonet, same year.




Springfield SPIW rifle with 50-shot magazine, with 3-shot semi-automatic grenade launcher, 1966.

Strange days ...

 

[CountryGent]

Early, experimental Owen submachine-gun in the .38/200 (aka .38 S&W) revolver cartridge.

 

[CountryGent]

Experimental Colt Rifle/SMG in .221 Fireball.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

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Experimental Colt Rifle/SMG in .221 Fireball.

Somebody should bring that out in 5.56!





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[The Heretic]

Somebody should bring that out in 5.56!





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Bushmaster Arm Pistol - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[CountryGent]

Experimental Owen gun in .45 ACP. The barrel was made from a Martini Henry rifle barrel.

 

[orygun]

Bushmaster Arm Pistol - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I recently read an article on the Arm Pistol. What a weird firearm.

 

[CountryGent]

Side-fed, .32 ACP Owen prototype.



Drum-fed, .22LR Owen prototype.

 

[CountryGent]

Experimental British machine-pistol.

 

[CountryGent]

American A-180, pan-fed, .22 LR submachine-gun, fitted with a silencer in Rhodesia.

 

[CountryGent]

Circa 1949, experimental British BSA submachine-gun.

 

[CountryGent]

British LSW.

 

[bradsteen]

Here's a weird one.

EARLY Inland / Calico M1-II Carbine Gatling Gun .30 Carbine 12" *ORIG. BOX* - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 1039195109

Buy EARLY Inland / Calico M1-II Carbine Gatling Gun .30 Carbine 12" *ORIG. BOX*: GunBroker is the largest seller of Semi Auto Pistols Pistols Guns & Firearms All: 1039195109

www.gunbroker.com

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Here's a weird one.

EARLY Inland / Calico M1-II Carbine Gatling Gun .30 Carbine 12" *ORIG. BOX* - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 1039195109

Buy EARLY Inland / Calico M1-II Carbine Gatling Gun .30 Carbine 12" *ORIG. BOX*: GunBroker is the largest seller of Semi Auto Pistols Pistols Guns & Firearms All: 1039195109

www.gunbroker.com

That's wild. Looks like they still list one for a 10/22s on their website. I think calico is in Elgin Oregon. There is nothing in Elgin so kinda weird.

22-2 Gatling · Calico Firearms

Calico Firearms

calicofirearms.com

 

[CountryGent]

Experimental double-barrel FAL.

 

[bionic knees]

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Circa 1949, experimental British BSA submachine-gun.

 

[CountryGent]

The experimental French Ribeyrolles M1918 fully automatic carbine. With a larger magazine (25-shots) and intermediate cartridge (8x35SR), it was ahead of its time.

 

[The Heretic]