what other things do you guys collect???

[magnumwheelman]

I might be a hoarder but curious if you guys are the same...

I have a gun collection...
A small cartridge collection ( if I could figure out a good way of displaying... I could grow that one )
I won't go into my reloading tools & collection of Dies ( over 80 different calibers ) or bullet molds ( 2 drawers full )
a collection of old gun ads...

I also collect antique straight razors
Silver coins ( though the only ones I collect for intrinsic value are 1925 Patriot half dollars ) other silver is for "diversity"
Antique Pocket watches... bulk are sterling or coin silver cases & rare & unusual wrist watches from the 30s - the 50s
Antique counter top scales...
old farm stuff ( we live on my wife's families century farm )
to a smaller extent... cars & trucks

so any other hoarders out there & what do you collect???

a little of the "junk" I collect



This a very old picture... since added a dozen or more pocket watches...



This is a Hopkins & Allen Safety Police, factory engraved in 32 S&W





just in case you're not familiar with a Patriot half dollar... they were only made in 1925 I put this one on a chain I wear 24-7... ( it was the worst condition one I own ) I have about a full roll of them in various conditions... this is the back, which pictures a Minute Man ready for action ... hmmm... what the heck are those spots... rub... rub... oops looks like it was tooth paste splatter from scrubbing the tooths the morning I took that picture

[jimtx]

I collect:

Coins

Switchblades

Cartridges

I have collections of:

Original 70's Star Wars toys from the first 2 movies since I was born in 1972.

Old west gunfighter figures

Matchbox cars(who doesn't)most went to my kids except one's unopened.

Started The Walking Dead figures but stopped.

I also have 3-2.5 dollar Gold Indians in AU I would trade for a Colt SAA 4 3/4", just saying................ 

[Ken O'Neill]

Pounds. Mostly around the waist.

[awp101]

Oct 20, 2016 8:05:47 GMT -5 Ken O'Neill said:

Pounds. Mostly around the waist.

Got a pretty good collection of those myself. Got a sizable collection of dust as well...

[rangersedge]

I used to collect knives. Probably had well over 100 at one point. Still have most of them. Both factory and customs with values ranging from $$ through $,$$$. I know I should sell most of them, particularly the safe queens ($,$$$ and some of the $$$ ones) and put the money towards ammo, guns, debt, etc.; but...

[contender]

Rugers,
Ruger memorabilia,
Schrade Walden knives,
silver coins
Jack Daniels decanters,

These are a few things I've accumulated, over the years, yet,,, most of it falling by the wayside,,, except for my Ruger stuff.

[woody]

I collect knives both factory and custom. I like Case pocket knives. In customs I like hunter style and bird and trout fixed blade knives. I really like Bowies but haven't added any to my collect yet. My next thing to collect serious is going to be watches. I have a decent amount now but just stuff I wear daily.

[ericp]

Wouldn't call it a collection but wood boats seem to show up around my place at an alarming rate.


Eric

[mart]

I wouldn't call my guns a collection. It qualifies more as an accumulation than a collection. I guess the three Herter's Powermags, one in each chambering might qualify as a collection.

I do have a collection of hand planes, mostly Stanley. I haven't found a #1 or #2 that was what I wanted or could afford and really haven't pursued the planes much for a few years. That was about the same time I stumbled onto this forum and got more enthusiastic about my single actions.

[ericp]

Way cool Mart. A pile of planes lives here, mostly wood bodied backing planes of assorted radii for doing caravel planking on boats. Two of my favorite planes from a "neatness" standpoint are the Stanley #48 and #49 for tongue and groove.

Eric

[JM]

" what other things do you guys collect??? "

DUST !

[mart]

I have a Stanley 45 with the whole compliment of blades. I haven't used it much but when I retire I really look forward to more woodworking with hand tools.

I was just starting to get interested in wooden planes when I got my gun (and especially single actions) passion back. In fact my gun passion kind of fell away for a few years when our son was sick. I kind of lost myself in woodworking for a while during that time. I had been collecting user planes for a while and I found the woodworking a good coping mechanism. I still love it but don't do as much of it as I do shooting and reloading.

[Markbo]

Pain killers. For all the different parts that hurt now.

[dougader]

Besides guns, hats. Just over 2 dozen. Some from the 40's and 50's. I found that a custom hat is a little less $$$$ than custom revolvers...

[AxeHandle]

The wife calls it Hoarding.. Doesn't help when they have hoarder TV shows whose houses insides look like my shop. Learned to keep the doors closed. She makes smart cracks about me maybe cooking crack out there. Dies, brass, Linotype,