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TBalls
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Just picked up today from B&K Sales in Natick. I can't say enough about how great that shop is.
S&W Model 19-3. Was described as a safe queen, and I believe it. Looks pretty good for a >40yo gun.
S&W Model 19-3. Was described as a safe queen, and I believe it. Looks pretty good for a >40yo gun.
Dirtypacman
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Hey Tballs that 19 is awesome - every time I see one I get sad I let mine go towards a trade... the Glock 17 gets a hell of a lot more use though so I don't stay sad for long. Got to get out a shoot together again, I will dirty up the 19 nice for you.
Dirtypacman
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Dam - car in the shop and no way to get to the club today. I will be working the breakfast on Sunday then hitting the ranges (shotgun). If your around come on by have a bite and off load some more rounds.
Late 1980's Iver Johnson stainless M1 Carbine I picked up from a buddy with my xmas money (thanks, Mom!)
... and yes, I know it's a compromise weapon, but I had to have it as my first rifle because we have pictures of my great-grandfather (for whom I was named) demonstrating it for, and firing it alongside, Ike, Bradley, Palmer and Churchill shortly after it was rolled out to the troops in 1942-43. His brass nameplate is visible in this picture and you can find a full bio on Wikipedia.
... and yes, I know it's a compromise weapon, but I had to have it as my first rifle because we have pictures of my great-grandfather (for whom I was named) demonstrating it for, and firing it alongside, Ike, Bradley, Palmer and Churchill shortly after it was rolled out to the troops in 1942-43. His brass nameplate is visible in this picture and you can find a full bio on Wikipedia.
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Late 1980's Iver Johnson stainless M1 Carbine I picked up from a buddy with my xmas money (thanks, Mom!)
... and yes, I know it's a compromise weapon, but I had to have it as my first rifle because we have pictures of my great-grandfather (for whom I was named) demonstrating it for, and firing it alongside, Ike, Bradley, Palmer and Churchill shortly after it was rolled out to the troops in 1942-43. His brass nameplate is visible in this picture and you can find a full bio on Wikipedia.
I think it's pretty awesome,I have seen a picture of Churchill and Eisenhower having a match
I always wondered if someone made a stainless version of the m1 carbine, now I know!
Holy f'ing sh**... THAT's my great-grandfather, Ted Brooks, over Ike's right shoulder!!! My family has the whole series of these pictures.I think it's pretty awesome,I have seen a picture of Churchill and Eisenhower having a match
I always wondered if someone made a stainless version of the m1 carbine, now I know!
btw, it's not so much a "match" as it was a presentation to Churchill of the numerous small arms being employed by the Allies. Since the Carbine was new, and Churchill had always loved the latest in small arms tech (he carried the Broomhandle during the Boer Wars), they had a little hands-on demo at the end of the presentation.
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I grew up with these pictures on the mantel, and they are the very reason I bought the M1C. Wow.
very nice! mind taking a picture of it in your pocket? how much does it look like a normal knife clipped in your pocket?
NAA mini 22lr with folding grips
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wildwest
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Here goes.. didn't realize my shirt was over leatherman but whatever ..lol
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Coolest gun I've seen in a while!NAA mini 22lr with folding gripsSent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
this
BIG1PUN
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I halfway expected to read "Sent from my NAA mini using Tapatalk"
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wildwest
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I halfway expected to read "Sent from my NAA mini using Tapatalk"
the mini is smaller folded up then the razr Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
SSW
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NAA mini 22lr with folding grips
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Wow that's an interesting gun!! If Will made that on SOG, I think it would win a "that's a game changer" title
Seriously cool, I have never seen anything like that before. I'm sure they are out there, but new to me.
How does it shoot??
wildwest
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Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. I know a few people that have them and from what they say they are decent at close range. I just couldn't resist it just because I think it's neat as hell and a great addition to the collection.
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SSW
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Holy f'ing sh**... THAT's my great-grandfather, Ted Brooks, over Ike's right shoulder!!! My family has the whole series of these pictures.
btw, it's not so much a "match" as it was a presentation to Churchill of the numerous small arms being employed by the Allies. Since the Carbine was new, and Churchill had always loved the latest in small arms tech (he carried the Broomhandle during the Boer Wars), they had a little hands-on demo at the end of the presentation.
I grew up with these pictures on the mantel, and they are the very reason I bought the M1C. Wow.
That a really great picture to have of your great-grandfather. Really great that your family has hierlooms like that to preserve history and the role your family played in it and experienced. I love that type of stuff.
Awesome!!!!
So cool to see it out there in "public", too. I wonder where CMP got a hold of it!
You, know, I was actually fortunate enough to have known Daddy-Pop (that's what his grandchildren and great-grandchildren called him), and spent a lot of time with him during his final summer in his woods and on the lake in NH. While we kids were all a bit intimidated by him, he treated us all with respect beyond our years and was a grandfather like you read about.
JuergenG
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There are more pics out of that series on the wiki page about your Great-Garandfather
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brooks_Eisenhower_Bradley_Churchill.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brooks_Eisenhower_Bradley_Churchill.jpg
Hehe, thanks Jürgen, but I'm actually the primary maintainer of that page and uploaded all of those pictures (except the formal 2-star portrait) myself.
That's my 1877 Chatterlaut sword on there as well!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_H._Brooks
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Awesome picture! I'm surprised I've never seen this photo of Churchill before -and to have your relative in the photo, I'm speechless. I read one of the best bios on Churchill, "The Last Lion," by William Manchester who was actually from Springfield, Mass. I asked my Grandpa if he knew him, and he said he did and that they grew up in the same neighborhood. It's a small world sometimes.I think it's pretty awesome,I have seen a picture of Churchill and Eisenhower having a match
I always wondered if someone made a stainless version of the m1 carbine, now I know!
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~ The Dead Man’s Hand ~
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/picturepages/PP-Deadwood18-Number10Saloon.html
I'm looking for an 1876 coin to add to the hand
~ The Dead Man’s Hand ~
Aces and Eights
The dead man’s hand’s infamy comes from it being
the final five-card-draw poker hand held by
Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered in
Saloon no. 10 in Deadwood South Dakota on
August 2, 1876
Aces and Eights
The dead man’s hand’s infamy comes from it being
the final five-card-draw poker hand held by
Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered in
Saloon no. 10 in Deadwood South Dakota on
August 2, 1876
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/picturepages/PP-Deadwood18-Number10Saloon.html
I'm looking for an 1876 coin to add to the hand
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