Most Visually Pleasing Weapons Of All Time (vanity)

[Don Hernando de Las Casas]

Here’s a light-hearted question for a beautiful Friday morning. What are the most visually beautiful weapons ever created? I was gonna ask for your top 5 or top 10, but, really, why limit ourselves? ANY weapons count; notice I’ve counted warships on my list. I hope I haven’t listed all the best. Have at it, gang. Tiger tank 1911 .45 1921 Thompson BAR 1851 Colt Navy revolver M-60 and/or MG-42 Any ship of the line circa. 1770 – 1815, such as L’Orient.

[buffaloguy]

Se-5A. Wanted one all my life.

[cynwoody]

The Peacekeeper MIRV:

The payload (dummy W87s) being assembled

The payload arrives downrange in the Marshall Islands
(Launched from Vandenberg AFB on the California coast)

[onedoug]

Aesthetically, the B-1B. Her lines are superb.

[CodeJockey]

[Paladin2]

P-38

[TXnMA]

My "American Express"* piece:

(* "Never leave home without it...")

[Taxman]

RA-5C Vigilante is far and away the most beautiful airplane ever in service!

[AFreeBird]

Oh yea!

[AFreeBird]

There ya go. Big sexy hunk of kick ass heavy metal. Imagine what that bird could do with vectored thrust.

[AFreeBird]

Excuse me, but aren't you forgetting....

Once you go black, you never go back. LOL

[Swordmaker]

Tiger Tank

Colt Model of 1911 U S Navy Semiauto

Model 1921 Thompson Submachine Gun

Model 1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

Colt 1851 Navy Cased Set, Grade C Factory Engraved

MAREMONT M60 GENERAL PURPOSE LIGHT MACHINE GUN

Ocean Class Ship of the Line, L'Orient

[Tijeras_Slim]

Here is that exact gun, a Colt New Service with a 7 1/2" barrel.

I've only shot through a day care center with it.

[VTenigma]

B-2 stealth bomber.

[Swordmaker]

To your choices above, which I heartily agree with, I would add:

Winchester Model 1873

Winchester Model 1886 Rifle

Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army "Peacemaker" 7 ½ inch Barrel

The Japanese Samurai's Katana

Antique Damascus Steel Swords

18th Century Navel Cannon

Flintlock Dueling Pistols — 18th Century

CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan

[AFreeBird]

Where’s Mama Deuce?

[Swordmaker]

Where’s Mama Deuce?

Ya want Mama Deuce? Here ya go:

AFreeBird's Mama Deuce

[Don Hernando de Las Casas]

You are fab! You have better pics of my dream weapons than I do! You are the greatest freeper to ever live... Thanks.

[Yardstick]

Browning Hi-Power

Smith Model 19

[Oztrich Boy]

For twin engine propjobs the Westland Whirlwind and De Havilland Hornet were works of art compared to Lightning or Tigercat

[Taxman]

I will admit that the SR-71 is a nifty airplane, but it is not graceful or as beautiful as is the RA-5C.

SR-71 is a most purposeful aircraft; IMHO it is just not as beautiful or aerodynamically “clean.”

Think Greyhound vs Bull Mastiff.