Wsm Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 What a shooters play room Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly hunter Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Shame the room is so small, there doesn't seem to be much room left for any new toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Apparently this was a collection that belonged to the late NRA director Bruce Stern. Some of it was sold off on auction, some went to the NRA museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wsm Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Shame the room is so small, there doesn't seem to be much room left for any new toys I shouldn`t think he`d be interested in any new toys to be honest He died a few months back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxshot Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Wow that's some gun room,looks like some of them might be a little overkill for varmint's though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beowulf Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Wow that is a serious collection! He could have kitted out an army, some very nice pieces I must say. I thought at the time he died that it was a shame that the media could not find anything good to say about Charlton Heston. They seemed to repeat the same things over and over, 'He was a gun owner, Chairman of the NRA and he didn't like gays'. So there are worse things to be, typical press hype and lazy journalism playing on peoples fears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beowulf Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I wonder how much the collection went for. I'd imagine to was sold off in separate lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilishdave Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 The patten room that used to be at the RO factory Nottingham was a sight to see more extensive than that collection but for a private collection that is the business. I must say I like the old vickers and the Browning 50 and 30 cal. http://www.smallarmsreview.com/pdf/jan04.pdf Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thank you gents, That was bloody fantastic !!!! Awesome ,,,, Is the one at leeds open to all ?? or is it only certain people that can get in to see all those fine guns,, Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonhunter Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I was privikedged enough to visit a collection in Bangkok and he has over 2000 sideplates engraved shotguns plus 3000 rifles of various sorts. The difference is this guy calls himself "super chi" collects all high end guns rather than anything military. He ran out of engraving ideas and one pair of italian shotgun he ordered it with snow white and the seven dwarfs ! I recall the gun vault was 5000 Sq feet and he stated the insurance value was US$15 million.........he competes in Trap for Thailand. Sorry I was not allowed to take photos....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilishdave Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thank you gents, That was bloody fantastic !!!! Awesome ,,,, Is the one at leeds open to all ?? or is it only certain people that can get in to see all those fine guns,, Darrel I dont think the pattern room was open to the public. The Leeds Armouries where the bulk of the weapons are now on display in a £42 million purpouse built storage facility is open to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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