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    Waldlaufer

    I have a binocular that I bought when I was stationed at Rhein Main AB , West Germany in the early 1970's. the only markings on it are "Waldlaufer" and the number "38100". I don't remember if I bought them on base at the BX or downtown Frankfurt. they are 8 x 40 porro prism. they are fairly well...
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    Lions 5 poachers 0

    http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/pride-of-lions-kills-five-poachers/ I guess the lions win some once in awhile
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    Estwing hatchet

    I have kept a Estwing hatchet in my truck for a long time however I haven't used it or even looked for it in quite a while. this morning when I took the snow shovel out of my truck at looked at the hatchet and as you would expect it had rust on it and keeping it in the sheath didn't help...
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    Forged in Fire

    does this TV program have any credibility? I started watching this show Sunday and it was a segment on these four guy having to make a sword of some kind. one of the tests was that the blade had to split a bullet. they go to the range where they have a 1911 pistol set up in a ransom rest...
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    nickel silver

    maybe a crazy question but is there a chemical used in new denim jeans that causes nickel silver to get a kind of coarse film on it? I have a Case Trapper and a Robert Ogg pocket knife with nickel silver bolsters that I carry all of the time and with new denim jeans it gets this film on it...
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    Ruffin Johnson

    I have a hunting knife that Ruffin Johnson made for me a long time ago (probably 30 years or so) and I have learned that he has passed away some time ago. Through my lack of attention the scales ( I think they are coco bolo) now have cracks in them. I have never used the knife but they were...
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    heirs and gun transfers

    I understand the guns can be transfered to heirs without any additional paperwork or having to get involved with a FFL. However in the will do the guns have to itemized by serial number or does "personal property" cover it?
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    Benjamin .177 pellet pistol

    I decided to take my Benjamin .177 pump up pellet pistol to the range yesterday morning. I have had the pistol for at least 25 years or more and hasn't been shot in at least 15 years or so. I think I paid $20 or so way back when and I imagine they are quite a bit more now. I do remember that I...
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    Mar-Don plastic gun

    has anybody heard of or seen a plastic gun with "Mar-Don" on the side of it? it looks like a High Standard 22 auto except made of black plastic. it uses the same primer powered plastic ammo similar to the Speer type practice ammo. it is chambered for 38 special sized ammo except that there are...
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    ammo interchangeability

    I have some old Western ammo catalogs from the years 1937 , 1952 & 1954. in the ammo interchangeability section under 30-30 it mentions "30-30 miniature" and "30-30 W.C.F. short range". has anybody heard of these rounds? I'm wondering if they are some really old reduced power level loads? I...
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    Remington 22 rifle

    at one time quite a few years ago didn't Remington offer a 22 bolt action rifle that had inserts that were screwed in from the muzzle. if you wanted to use birdshot the insert was smooth bored. if you wanted to shoot hollow points the insert was rifled. the insert screwed in flush with the end...
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    really old gun powder

    I have some really old(at least 75 years or more) gun powder that was in some of my stepfather's stuff when he died a number of years ago it is a small glass jar(about the size of a small baby food jar) of a sample of "Frei's Peerless Powder". it was manufactured in Chapman , Nebraska by Fred...
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