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    The sight is worth more than the rest of the...

    The sight is worth more than the rest of the piece, around $500.
  2. Thread: NORTON is back

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    Do they make a left-hand drive for us here in the...

    Do they make a left-hand drive for us here in the states?
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    Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey "Lucky Fluckey"...

    Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey "Lucky Fluckey" was awarded the Medal of Honor and FOUR Navy Crosses! Impressive.
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    Could be an officer's serial number. Mine started...

    Could be an officer's serial number. Mine started "052*****" for a total of
    eight digits. But I got commisioned in 1966. The sequence "051" on the butt
    would seem more recent than when the Krags...
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    It would be interesting to find out how the...

    It would be interesting to find out how the gentleman got the medal with the green and black ribbon. It is a Serbian medal issued in 1920 to commemorate the 1915 retreat of the Serbian army through...
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    They were issued to every honorably discharged...

    They were issued to every honorably discharged veteran and worn over the right pocket.
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    Air Force major. The lobby of the Defense...

    Air Force major. The lobby of the Defense Intelligence Agency displays an identical gold plated AK-47 (maybe the same one) and a Russian sniper rifle, also gold plated, that belonged to either Saddam...
  8. Thread: 1903 Drawings

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    The URL below is an on-line copy of Colvin and...

    The URL below is an on-line copy of Colvin and Viall's book "UNITED STATES RIFLES AND MACHINE GUNS" published in 1917. There is more detail about the manufacturing of the 03 than you ever wanted to...
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    I take that back. The second patch/crest is from...

    I take that back. The second patch/crest is from the 304th Infantry Regiment of the 76th Division
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    Patch on Helmet

    The first patch shown is for the 76th Infantry Division which fought in Europe during WW II. I don't recognize the second one.
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    Towards the end of the war the U S was developing...

    Towards the end of the war the U S was developing their own versions of Tallboy and Grand Slam using the British drawings and testing them with British fuzes. The U S had a model of a 44,000 pounder....
  12. I think Winchester-Hotchkiss is correct. It's...

    I think Winchester-Hotchkiss is correct. It's hard to see, but it looks like the distinctive magazine cutoff on the stock above the trigger guard.
  13. Thread: More snipers.

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    The picture from Italy looks like a British or...

    The picture from Italy looks like a British or Canadian sniper with a US Model 1913 Warner & Swasey Musket Sight. And what is it mounted on? It looks a little like an 03A3!
  14. Thread: Gatling Gun?

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    And a Merrill carbine.

    And a Merrill carbine.
  15. Thread: Gatling Gun?

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    The Russians made about 400 Gatlings starting in...

    The Russians made about 400 Gatlings starting in 1870. They were known as "Gorloffs" after the Russian inspector assigned to Colt. See "The Gatling Gun Notebook" by James B. Hughes. Also note the...
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    When I would be a wise guy and asked my buddies...

    When I would be a wise guy and asked my buddies who were airborne (I was the worlds biggest leg), "Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane?" The best reply I ever got was, "It's obvious you've...
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    The book is published by D&D Blade Research,...

    The book is published by D&D Blade Research, Springfield, New Jersey 07081.
    D&D Blade Research**·**The U.S. Krag Bayonets**·**Donald J. Hartman
  18. Company A 116th Infantry. From the 29th...

    Company A 116th Infantry.
    From the 29th Division's unit history "29 Let's Go!" by Joseph Ewing, p. 40 describing the first wave: "Ten minutes after the ramps had dropped A Company was without...
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    1816 Brooke Evans contract musket 1903...

    1816 Brooke Evans contract musket
    1903 Springfield (NRA sales)
    1778 Brown Bess
    1860 Spencer rifle
    Remington 1903A4
    No, I don't shoot them.
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    I wouldn't be too hard on the Germans. They did a...

    I wouldn't be too hard on the Germans. They did a great hostage rescue of a hijacked jet back in the 70s. And it was in Mogadishu to boot. I think the outfit was designated BGS 9 (Bundesgrenzenschutz...
  21. I was there on the the Mall when MacArthur came...

    I was there on the the Mall when MacArthur came back. I don't remember if they let schools out or if my dad just took me out of school. We went to the Mall and they had a parade and he drove by in...
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    DOWNLOAD 6924 UPLOAD 6119 Comcast does...

    DOWNLOAD 6924
    UPLOAD 6119
    Comcast does OK.
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    A reduction in withholding does not mean an...

    A reduction in withholding does not mean an increase in taxes. It will make a difference in the amount of your refund, or the amount you have to write a check for next April. I got a few thousand...
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    Mr. Beard, How on Earth can you determine that?...

    Mr. Beard,
    How on Earth can you determine that?
    Best,
    VET70
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    She is very cool. Why can't we get politicians...

    She is very cool. Why can't we get politicians like her?
    By the way, did you notice on the right side menu of other videos, there was one of the CBC's coverage of Obama's Canada visit? Views: 2,631...
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