Norton supplied a lot of motorcycles to the British military in WWII. However, because of the steering damper knob and the speedometer shape and mount my best guess would be BSA M20. It had a...
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Norton supplied a lot of motorcycles to the British military in WWII. However, because of the steering damper knob and the speedometer shape and mount my best guess would be BSA M20. It had a...
In 1967 I took a bus from Aberdeen Wa. to Seattle to receive a physical and be sworn in to the Army. We were bunked at the YMCA and with the afternoon free I wandered around that part of Seattle and...
England beats Germany 2-1 in Women's European Championship soccer final, winning their 1st major title. This against an eight time winning, stellar German side. Congratulations to these amazing...
I have saddlebags from the old Army horse Cavalry days that measure about forty-two inches laid out flat, thirteen inch wide bags, so similar dimensions to yours. They are of course constructed of...
In the approximately three and a half years that the United States was involved combatively in WWII about 70,000 men applied for conscientious objector status. Almost certainly many more than that...
Wiki says they were made between 1919 and 1924. C&R is generally fifty years and older and in any case this handgun is certainly C&R eligible. A very interesting design for a simple blow-back...
Three Lions goalie Jordan Pickford has only given up one goal in the entire Euros. Even with Italy's aggressive style I think they will be hard put to get past England. Italy did however beat a...
These loads are from original paper cartridges from the American Civil War that were disassembled and the powder and conical lead bullets were weighed and measured. The powder charges with similar...
This is usually called the .442 Webley in America. From Wikipedia "A black powder round, the .442 originally used a 15–19 grain (gr) (0.972–1.23 g) charge behind a 200–220 gr (13–14.3 g) bullet." I...
A few weeks ago I wrote about a young mother of two who was in our ICU, ventilated with lab confirmed Covid19. The back history is that she had no comorbidity issues except that she and her...
I have had both Pfizer vax shots with no more than what felt like a bruised shoulder for a couple days. Other than being seventy one years old, I have no co-morbitity issues. My wife is an ICU...
I have a Terni M35 Short Rifle, 1940 dated, Finn marked in 7.35mm Carcano and also a well worn M91 Cavalry Carbine made at Brescia, 1893 dated in 6.5mm Carcano. I measured the neck diameters of...
Diseases cured and all but eliminated by vaccines...
Tetanus
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A
Rubella
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
Measles
Pertussis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Rotavirus
Hospitalization rates are not increasing? Since November 14th to today, December 14, the reported U.S. hospitalization rate has gone from 505,715 to 618,576. That is an increase a 112,861 person...
This rifle is in the configuration of the M91/28TS although the markings on the barrel would not be correct for this model were it new built in 1928. However, several thousand M91TS were upgraded to...
Goddess of the hunt either the Greek Artemis or Roman Diana both usually depicted with bow and arrows. My semi-informed guess. Tom
From his autobiography, "Ahora sí puedo contar lo que en aquel momento no podía, lo que en aquel momento definí como «La mano de Dios»... Qué mano de Dios, ¡fue la mano del Diego!"
Now I can say...
Argentine Diego Maradona died today at the age of sixty. Perhaps the greatest futbol player ever. Some humans are just amazing at what they do well. Tom
Not so well. Sweden's chief epidemiologist has admitted that the country is now experiencing a second wave of coronavirus cases, despite predicting that the country's no-lockdown policy would prevent...
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This attachment is from a website than no longer exists. I hope it addresses your problem successfully. Tom
China (mainland) cases
Updated Oct 16 at 11:14 PM local
Confirmed
85,659
+13
Deaths
4,634
Recovered
80,766
+7
In Seattle at the end of May more than twenty-seven people were arrested for criminal acts related to the riots. At the end of July more than forty-seven and mid August eighteen more for similar...
I wouldn't feel too under gunned with nine .44 caliber round balls and a 20 gauge grape shot to finish the one that got close. Maybe carry two so one can keep the zombies at bay whilst tediously...
The 10.35mm Italian cartridge designed for the 1874 revolver and also used in the later 1889 Bodeo was produced using smokeless powder in starting in 1890. However, the ubiquitous .22 short rimfire...
I am a retired Respiratory Therapist and my wife is still an ICU primary RT here in south Puget Sound. What you were using sounds similar to the PAPR (powered air purifying respirators) that...