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      Shot himself in the foot

      Stranger things have happened! I don't know what happened to this rifle. It was lost in a boating accident.
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      Shot himself in the foot

      I pulled this from my social media page. This is one of my favorite documents now. I WANT THIS RIFLE. You may think "it's gone forever" but this isn't the first time a firearm has surfaced after a report like this. This is why i got into documented firearms because because some of these...
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      M1903 vs M1917

      Ken and I have talked about this a lot. 90% of my collection is made up of M1903s. It's an absolutely gorgeous rifle but it's a terrible battle rifle. Here's a letter from John Thompson (same guy) who was in charge of training the National Army on the M1917. At first many draftees...
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      NRA still worth membership?

      So it's interesting..... Unless this has changed in the past few years (which is possible I haven't kept up). If you're a NRA Life Member or Annual member your dues almost certainly do NOT go towards any gun rights. The NRA is not chartered for lobbying. The NRA is set up primarily for its...
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      If you wait long enough... IBM M1 Carbine

      Beautiful piece!!!
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      Got a Trap door Springfield at Frederick.

      Wonderful example. Congrats!
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      Pedersen's pistol: Remington Model 51

      That’s not John Pedersen. It’s John Hession. John Hession was an engineer at Remington and a world famous competition shooter. The origin of this being Pedersen began with the Remington Society and no one ever double checked it. Kinda sad he was very prominent in his day. One of his rifles is...
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      Pedersen's pistol: Remington Model 51

      Gorgeous pistol and challenge for you Mawkie. Post a picture of John Pedersen. (Hint it’s a challenge because it’s not going to be easy to find one. Your first inclination may not be correct.)
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      How to authenticate a WWII Marine Corps helmet?

      If you run into the dilemma in the future. My business partner and friend literally wrote the Bible on USMC collecting. He did two volumes. Equipping the Corps and Grunt Gear by Alec Tulkoff. He’s also a MD native. Strongly recommend both books. They’ve become handy to me over the past several...
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      Abercrombie & Fitch Government Model 1912 Swivel Holster

      wow great pick up
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      Another one from the pawn shop haul:

      Very cool pick up. Thanks for sharing
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      Preview of my upcoming book on Finnish Mosin-Nagant rifles and other Finnish weaponry

      beautiful presentation. Well done!
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      More unobtanium: ERMA G.98/34 Training Rifle

      Gorgeous
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      Colt SAA Spanish American War

      Disclaimer this is not mine, but I had a blast researching it for a client. It was a really interesting case. The owner gave me permission to share it. The revolver itself is an SRS hit, but the actual paperwork associated with the hit was far more interesting. It was found in the regimental...
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      Springfield 1903 National Match

      Oh yeah I agree it’s absolutely a gorgeous rifle. And the stock to me is minor anyways. And I always say. There were usually two types of people that purchased these luxuries during the Great Depression. Avid shooters (which this buyer was) and wealthy elites that wanted status symbols...
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