If Not My Favorite...........

[StrawHat]

An old cowboy ain't dressed unless he's got his hat on. That don't include inside a building unless it's a bar or a sale barn or such.

Ol hands cringe at seein' wannabe's eatin' in a restaurant with their danged hats on. My Momma taught me better.

I was taught that if you were under a ceiling, you removed your hat. Also, you were bareheaded during the anthem, and if a funeral procession went by. Heck, we used to pull over to give them room. Not done anymore, folks are too important to show respect.

 

[kBob]

My understanding is that an amendment to a recent defense spending appropriations bil specifically allows honorably discharged vets to remain covered and render the hand salute. I got that from a forwarded post from a group of retired LTCs and up that were quite happy with it. Not heard about it anywhere else.

I have done so a couple of times and not been harassed for it......and it feel right....... especially if I happen to be under arms.

It used to be that if you saw a service member under a roof and still covered that it indicated he was "under arms". Interestingly I had to explain that to a non combat arms Major once as to why I was still covered in the HQ Building while wearing a loaded 1911A1 in a holster on a web belt over dress greens one payday. He even had initially told my M-16A1 armed escort to remove his head gear. Made me wonder what he had been doing with that decade plus of active duty service........

-kBob

 

[deputy tom]

Quoteretty sharp eyes for an old coot .

Thank ya kindly Deputy !. :End quote...

My pleasure my friend. tom.

 

[clang]

This is a .455 also converted .45 Colt:


This one was a civilian 1917 in .45ACP that was nipped to 4":


I've got a few more, but no decent pictures...

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Nice. Clang, which one do you like better?

 

[clang]

Right now I probably like the 4" 45ACP better, but I am getting ready to reload .45 Colt soon so things may change.