From Columbus, Georgia, or vicinity circa 1959 comes this uncaptioned shot of a guy and his guns,
all ready for a well-regulated sleepover. 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive.

Link to much larger original + caption ... http://www.shorpy.com/node/232...ze=_original#caption

OK, from left to right, Browning A5, Japanese Arisaka type 38, muzzleloader, of military type (not sure what). That's all I got right now. To much Bourbon....


ARman

Picking up where he left off

The muzzleloader looks to be a Springfield rifle chambered in .54, the primary arm of the Union during the Civil War

The next one with the scope looks to be a Marlin Model 66.

The next to the right is a Benjamin pneumatic pump air gun in .177.

I think the revolver is a Smith & Wesson Model 30.

And I have no clue what the rifle on the floor ism

The two rifles closest to the gentleman seem to be 22s. One possibly a Marlin, and the other a Mossburg. Or the Mossburg might be a Pump up pellet gun (Sheridan) due to the separate forend wood.

The .22 with the scope is one of the JC Higgins Model 28/29/30/31/32/34/36 series. They were produced by High Standard for Sears from the 1940s-1960s.

Notice the very distinctive stock.

Looks like Little Timmy has the beginnings of a diversified collection. Today he'd have a closet full of AR receivers, a Glock 19, 2 $400 never fired PSA ARs, and about 300 Glock mags (for Glocks he doesn't own) and 200 PMAGS, all to hedge against the next panic. Oh, and a 10/22.

Looking at the original photo (which is a little sharper) in the link...the pattern on the revolver's ejector rod makes me think it is an H&R .22...

Also looking at the original photo again...I would bet the shotgun is a Remington Model 11...it still has the inside the triggerguard safety that Remington retained for 20 or so years...I might be wrong but I think Browning switched over to the Garand style safety early on the Belgian guns...somebody on the forum might have more info on the changes.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
The .22 with the scope is one of the JC Higgins Model 28/29/30/31/32/34/36 series. They were produced by High Standard for Sears from the 1940s-1960s.

Notice the very distinctive stock.

I have this very rifle with scope. My dad gave it to me years ago. He got it for Christmas in his teens.