Prettiest Firearm you own?

[orionengnr]

Guess I'd go with my 4" M19. Much like an unrestored but well-kept '65 Corvette convertible, it has a clean and classic style and lines that transcend time.

And yeah, I once owned a '65 Vette too. Wish I still had it...

 

[overkill0084]

Probably have to be:

http://www.americaremembers.com/Products/WINGSFP/WINGSFP.asp

Yeah it's a safe queen. My late father bought it for me since I was a USAF member.

The Mowery Squirrel rifle is pretty good looking as well.

 

[Jo6pak]

A face only a mother could love.

Ahhh yes, ugly has a beauty all it's own

 

[FALacy]

 

[Dolsak]

I've got to say that I'm partial to my Grandfather's old Browning A-5 16ga.
I also like the looks of my Dad's blackpowder pistol. (An Old Army .44 I think).
And a Springfield 1903 that my grandfather built on something like a 4/5 scale so my uncle could go hunting with him when he was young. THAT is a pretty rifle.

 

[IsoMAcK]

"prettiest" firearm I own...

 

[chance_livewire]

Pre mark v weatherby

264 win mag 26'' red key barrel. Exhibition burl maple stock,

 

[FrankenMauser]

Every time I pull my .270 out of the gun safe, my wife exclaims, "Oh, the pretty one!"

It's a Ruger M77 MkII Stainless / Laminate, in .270 Winchester, wearing a Leupold VX-3. Nothing super special, but I did hand pick the best stock and metal finish I could find.

Up next, I'm sure, would be her .327 Federal, 5.5" Blackhawk (which is, of course, only available in Stainless/Rosewood. She got very luck, and found one from the first month of production (very low serial number). The fit, finish, and grip panel quality is superb (great contrast, clarity, color, and finish).

 

[22-rimfire]

It would have to be a 6" blue Colt Diamondback in 22 with full factory engraving. It is way too pretty to shoot.

 

[stargazer65]

My wife's .357/.38:

 

[trigger happy]

my old Hi Power

 

[c_jackson]

Some of you folks might cringe about this one, but I'll cast a vote for my Beretta 92FS M9. Not posting a pic, mainly because you all know what they look like. I just always liked the menacing appearance of the damn thing and the way it was automatically recognized overseas by friend and foe alike.

 

[Jo6pak]

Finally posting pics of my Red Label

 

[Hoosier70]

nobody has mentioned the AR yet ? I guess I'll be the 1st

 

[horseman308]

my .50 Tennessee mountain flintlock. It's a fairly plain rifle in terms of ornamentation (especially compared to many other flinters), but the full-length curly maple stock is really pretty.

 

[Wrothgar]

Swiss K-31. (sorry, no pictures, but I'm willing to bet most of you know what it looks like.

 

[TXGunNut]

Eye of the Beholder

One is simply beautiful, the other two have saved my fat arse. You choose.

 

[paddling_man]

Everybody sees "pretty" differently. I taught whitewater kayaking for about a decade. You paddle with a woman sealed up in a spray skirt of a kayak, no makeup, hair under a helmet, and you don't get to hide a lot. Suddenly the eyes, the smile, the laugh - the things that make up what they really are and you can't take away - those become sexy. The dolled up Victoria's Secret model - admittedly sexy - becomes all about lighting and makeup. (I work in TV now and see the before and after green room "magic.")

Same thing for me with a pretty gun. It's about the function and lines, not the shine or adornments.

The two of mine I find the "prettiest?"

 

[Jo6pak]

@horseman308.
That flintlock is a absolute beauty. Really nice rifle ya have there.

 

[rdf.hack]

My 1916 Gewehr 98 Mauser. Pretty accurate, all original, just need me self a bayonet for it.

No pic, sorry it can't do justice to its beauty