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Died today in Izhelesk , Russia. Born 10 Nov 1919 in Siberia.
Principle designer of the rifle gun banners love to hate, the AK47.
Richard

Weren't larger guns often moved this way? The guns from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston during the American Revolution for example. How about the really big guns during the American Civil War?
Richard

Pat Holscher wrote:Is that a Savage lever action?

Sure looks like one.
Richard

My parents had a large "graniteware" coffee pot that held several gallons. It was used only a few times a year like threshing time when a 10 to 20 man crew needed their coffee. Mom and Grandma fed the crew in shifts so the thresher didn't to shut down for anything so trivial as eating. Gra...

The fading of the OD is an interesting point. Back in the 60's, nobody wanted to get a new set of fatigues, because it made you look like a newbie. The faded looking ones showed you had been around. There were many two year draftees back then and when someone would ETS, they would sell their old fa...

Pat, I just picked up IN THE HANDS OF THE GREAT SPIRIT by Jake Page at the County Library. I an just starting the the book, so I can't tell exactly where he plans to go with this book. For all I know Page may just be another white guy who believes he "knows indians". There have been plent...

Pat, I just picked up IN THE HANDS OF THE GREAT SPIRIT by Jake Page at the County Library. I an just starting the the book, so I can't tell exactly where he plans to go with this book. For all I know Page may just be another white guy who believes he "knows indians". There have been plenty...

I hadn't noticed that ALL THE PRETTY HORSES had been adapted for the screen.............. But then, I don't pay much attention to movies and haven''t been to one in years. The actors all mumble and the music is way too loud. My hearing is getting poorer by the year. Must have something to do with al...

The question about sabre manufacturers, and the fact that I have just watched Ken Burns' monumental Civil War for about the fourth time, prompts me to wonder how effective sabres were as a weapon and if they actually saw much use as such. Historian Shelby Foote noted in the production that bayonet ...

I was interested in the Confederate side. What you gave me was good also. I recently got a saber that had no proof marks on it that I could find. I think that the saber was made in Austin, Texas in 1860's. The Confederates imported swords/sabers from the makers in Europe, throught not as many as so...

If I understand your question correctly, following is a short list of manufacturers that made swords prior to and after the American Civil War. - Ames Mfg Co. Chicopee Mass. - C. Roby & Co. West Chelmsford Mass. Then there were dozens of companies that made swords for the American market at Soli...

It's begining to look a lot lke Christmas...... up here in the northland anyway. The snow has finally quit falling after almost 24 hours. Between 17 & 20 inches has fallen, a bit hard to measure as the wind is gusting 20-30 MPH. All this snow and wind reminds me of my youthful days when we didn'...

Pat, If your son would like to really take a look at a WWII submarine, there is one in San Francisco. It is in the water next to a WWII freighter. A pair of must visit spots in the area, along with the old fort at the Presidio. Richard I've been on that submarine twice, but I honestly didn't know i...

Shoot, I was supposed to take a deposition in Portsmouth a couple of months ago, but it canceled and the case settled. I have a cousin that lives nearby, and I was going to go ahead and take the family with me, as it was late summer and we hadn't had any vacation at all. My son loves submarines and...

Well, maybe not the aircraft carrier..... how about one of the smaller "motorboats"?
The armored, or is armoured car, on the motor vehicle listing?
Yes, Santa lets go for that one!
Richard

Wow! This will make for some great recollections. Here is my bit. Dad was a full time farmer from 1943 thru about 1960 (when he added a construction business) During that time, he had dairy cattle, hogs (breeding and finishing), a flock of sheep and laying hens. All field work was done with horses u...

First time I've seen a Japanese soldier mounted. I've owned both the Type 38 and Type 44 carbines. Also found a Japanese officers or cavalry saddle for sale at one of the Monday Horse Auctions at the Hew Holland (PA) Sales Stable. It was of interesting construction, lots of loops and tabs to complet...

Where to begin? An interesting sidelight to the study and/or collection on U.S. Military sidearms is the unwillingness of 19 century military planers to accept improved technology. Once their mind was made up nothing seemed to completely change their way of thinking. 1) Development and issue of flin...

Pat Holscher wrote:To start this off, what's the very first official US handgun of any type?

If we are to take Norm Flayderman's word for it, it was the 1799 Flintlock Pistol by NORTH & CHENEY of Berlin Connecticut. Total production of 2000 .
richard

Wonderful! Next to sabers and carbines..... one of my favorite subjects of conversation. Somewhere around here I have a list of handguns issued during the American Civil War compiled by a fellow collector. Last week another collector showed me a complied list of government pistol purchase for the AC...