Borchardt

SteveM · 09-18-2013, 06:51 PM

Neat pic..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gun-Armed-Ka...item4d12ac3597

Ron Wood · 09-18-2013, 06:56 PM

Thank you! As a Borchardt fan I find that photo very interesting.
Ron

P.S. Thanks for the tip. I bid on it and hope I am not competing with you. If so, I will back off

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alanint · 09-18-2013, 06:56 PM

That IS neat!!

GySgt1811 · 09-18-2013, 07:10 PM

To my tired old eyes it looks like the holstered pistol he's carrying is a birds head handled double barrel with mule ear hammers. Can you younger blokes make it out?

Gunny John

SteveM · 09-18-2013, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

Thank you! As a Borchardt fan I find that photo very interesting.
Ron

P.S. Thanks for the tip. I bid on it and hope I am not competing with you. If so, I will back off

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Ron, I am not bidding so go for it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GySgt1811

To my tired old eyes it looks like the holstered pistol he's carrying is a birds head handled double barrel with mule ear hammers. Can you younger blokes make it out?

Gunny John

John, I saved the pic to my computer and blew it up. Looks like 2 hammers to me.

nukem556 · 09-18-2013, 08:18 PM

Hope you get it, Ron....what a cool pic! Would love to know the story behind it.....the text speculates it was taken in 1892, but obviously it must be a bit later. How in the world did a Borchardt end up in the hands of a Northwest Indian chief? There must have been some pretty modern trading posts out his way!

alanint · 09-18-2013, 08:31 PM

More likely a posed photo out on the reservation. There was great demand for "Wild West" memorabilia at the turn of the 19th, beginning of the 20th. Century. There was a huge industry producing fakes for tenderfeet out east and eager European customers, who were fascinated with the era.

Gussying up a Brave or Chief for a showy photo was not unheard of.

Ron Wood · 09-18-2013, 11:02 PM

The photo is pretty sharp even for a web photo. The Borchardt is a DWM. The handgun is a revolver...very unlikely to have two hammers! What looks like a second hammer is actually a thong threaded through the top edge of the holster probably to secure the gun in the holster.

alanint · 09-18-2013, 11:47 PM

I would have to agree, Ron. It looks like a small, bird's head, pocket revolver in a home-made leather holster.

Patronen · 09-19-2013, 08:48 AM

Anybody want to take a guess at the rifle? It looks like it doesn't have a hammer and the reciever looks humpback.

John Sabato · 09-20-2013, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Patronen

Anybody want to take a guess at the rifle? It looks like it doesn't have a hammer and the reciever looks humpback.

Definitely a Winchester... can't tell which model. The hammer is hard to see as it appears in front of the Chief's belt which is a similar color shade in the photo.

Douglas Jr. · 09-19-2013, 11:16 AM

Nice picture! One of the best vintage picture I ever saw, hands down.

GySgt1811 · 09-19-2013, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

The photo is pretty sharp even for a web photo. The Borchardt is a DWM. The handgun is a revolver...very unlikely to have two hammers! What looks like a second hammer is actually a thong threaded through the top edge of the holster probably to secure the gun in the holster.

Ah Ha! Better eyes than mine, Ron. Thanks.

GJ

09-18-2013, 06:51 PM	#1
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Borchardt Neat pic.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gun-Armed-Ka...item4d12ac3597

09-18-2013, 06:56 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Thank you! As a Borchardt fan I find that photo very interesting. Ron P.S. Thanks for the tip. I bid on it and hope I am not competing with you. If so, I will back off . __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

09-18-2013, 11:02 PM	#8
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	The photo is pretty sharp even for a web photo. The Borchardt is a DWM. The handgun is a revolver...very unlikely to have two hammers! What looks like a second hammer is actually a thong threaded through the top edge of the holster probably to secure the gun in the holster. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

09-19-2013, 08:48 AM	#10
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	Anybody want to take a guess at the rifle? It looks like it doesn't have a hammer and the reciever looks humpback. __________________ Dave

09-18-2013, 06:56 PM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	That IS neat!!

09-18-2013, 07:10 PM	#4
GySgt1811 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 237 Thanks: 1,238 Thanked 126 Times in 84 Posts	To my tired old eyes it looks like the holstered pistol he's carrying is a birds head handled double barrel with mule ear hammers. Can you younger blokes make it out? Gunny John

09-18-2013, 08:18 PM	#6
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Hope you get it, Ron....what a cool pic! Would love to know the story behind it.....the text speculates it was taken in 1892, but obviously it must be a bit later. How in the world did a Borchardt end up in the hands of a Northwest Indian chief? There must have been some pretty modern trading posts out his way!

09-18-2013, 08:31 PM	#7
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	More likely a posed photo out on the reservation. There was great demand for "Wild West" memorabilia at the turn of the 19th, beginning of the 20th. Century. There was a huge industry producing fakes for tenderfeet out east and eager European customers, who were fascinated with the era. Gussying up a Brave or Chief for a showy photo was not unheard of.

09-18-2013, 11:47 PM	#9
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I would have to agree, Ron. It looks like a small, bird's head, pocket revolver in a home-made leather holster.

09-19-2013, 11:16 AM	#12
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Nice picture! One of the best vintage picture I ever saw, hands down.