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Friday, May 06, 2011

Smith and Wesson Model 624

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S&W M624 A stainless steel version of the S&W Model 24, all 624s are .44 Special. In 1985 Lew Horton, having noted the populari...
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Thursday, May 05, 2011

USFA Rodeo

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Seller's photo of USFA Rodeo .45 Colt 4-3/4" Got another new to me gun, a United State Fire Arms Rodeo.  This one has had an ...
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Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Lincoln Apostate The Matson Slave Case By Charles R. McKirdy

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I'm going to continue this marketing ploy of my cousin Chuck McKirdy (first cousin once removed) and take a moment to promote his book, ...
Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Notes from the gun shop...

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We had a great day that passed quickly even though we weren't extremely or even fairly busy. Some great folks visited and there were so...
Monday, May 02, 2011

NRA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh

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We have attended our second NRA Annual Meeting, this one being held in Pittsburgh. We stayed at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel . We att...
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Sunday, May 01, 2011

Leonard Boole Van Cott

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2LT Leonard Boole Van Cott Mount Vernon, December 7, 1862 My dear Sir, I am as one in a dream! I saw our poor Leonard die, and I ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Learning...

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I learned a few things today. First, we got an awful lot of water but not so much that the river channels can't handle it. Next, West ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Notes from the gun shop...

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Sorry to say that there aren't any photos.  No really neat guns (although there is a nicely refinished Colt 1917 in the case as well as ...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles of the World by George Layman

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As I noted previously there are multitudinous variations of the Remington System rifles.  In this book, "Remington Rolling Block Milita...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

Making sense of Remington System rifles...

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The Remington System, popularly known as the Rolling Block or "roller" for short, was once an extremely popular military and civ...
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Friday, April 22, 2011

1911 The First 100 Years by Patrick Sweeney

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I really like the 29 ID insignia! 1911 The First 100 Years by Patrick Sweeney is the latest book to rest in my lap and make the journey ...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Can we identify this Staunton soldier?

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Courtesy of Charles Culbertson Daguerreotype of an unidentified Staunton youth, serving in the Confederate army. It is estimated that ...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

1849 Colt Engraved by Gustav Young

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How about this one that came out of the woodwork. Its a presentation 1849 Colt that was one of 200 guns commissioned by Sam Colt himself in...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Notes from the gun shop...

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Well, yesterday was slow but full of wonderful guns and a couple of surprises... First thing upon entering the store I see this 1917 DWM A...
Sunday, April 17, 2011

The Sharps 4-Barrel Derringer by "Sixgun"

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The Sharps derringer in this short story is another one of those "take home & clean" antiques from Targetmaster. These guns ...