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Campfire Sage
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Wow! The guy lived over a hundred years of age. Huh ? LOL. Read it wrong. But still, over 90 is impressive.
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Campfire Outfitter
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My DD214 at age 21 indicated 5'9" 132 lbs. Gained 30 lbs., lost almost 3". Pretty common by age 80s.
Stupidity has its way, while its cousin, evil, runs rampant.
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I have my father's first hunting license that he first purchased in Nov 1917 for the state of Missouri Cost was $1.00 and had to be purchased at he the county seat in Lebanon, mo. He rode the Frisco railroad train thirty miles to pick it up. Large official certificate signed by the county clerk. GW
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. MACHIAVELLI
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I got nothing against short guys. Hell I'm certainly not tall myself.
It was that extra half inch on the license that I found humorous. RIP Mr. Vogle Haven't you guys ever noticed that someone who thinks they are short or have a short person complex, that they always list their height as "whatever" and a half an inch. Its like that 1/2 inch is more important than the rest of their height. I'd bet that Schtick lists his height as "XX" and 1/2 inches. Its just guys.... women never seem to be "and 1/2 inches" in height.
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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He was 17 when he filled it out, and indicated 5' 7 1/2"
There was all kinds of stupid schidt I thought was important at 17.
"Put none but Americans on guard tonight." -George Washington
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Campfire Kahuna
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I found a gunsmithing receipt in a buttstock from 50 years ago. It had the customers name and address on the receipt. I looked him up and called the number I found, and he answered!
He was suspicious of some guy from Oregon calling him until I told him about the Savage 99 rifle. He remembered it and said it shot very well. He couldn't remember what the gunsmithing was for, but the barrel was ported so I suspect that was it.
We talked hunting and Savages for a bit. Who keeps the same phone number for 50 years? Holy smokes.
_______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
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Looks like he was just 18 when he was using that gun. It may have been his, it may have been loaned by a family member or friend.
It's still really neat. I would frame it and keep it.
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Campfire Ranger
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Very cool find!
I have every HL ever purchased, son or grandson will maybe come across some day the road.
FJB & FJT
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Most K-31's have a name and address of the previous owners under the buttplate. The latest one I have was owned by a dude in Bern in the late 1940's. BB I had also heard this was somewhat “common” but the 3-4 other K-31’s in the family came up empty
She never made it past the bedroom door, what was she aiming for...? She's gone shootin..
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That’s pretty awesome… Somewhat similar but I heard that on the Swiss issued K-31 rifles the owner would sometimes keep his personnel info in the same place.. I removed the buttplate from mine and lo and behold found this Cert, I don't recognize his abbreviations. Dirt!! How you been sir… It was a few years ago so don’t trust my memory but I as I had researched it at the time I want to say it was…. Name “Branch/unit” he was part of Town/street he resided on
She never made it past the bedroom door, what was she aiming for...? She's gone shootin..
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Campfire 'Bwana
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That’s pretty awesome… Somewhat similar but I heard that on the Swiss issued K-31 rifles the owner would sometimes keep his personnel info in the same place.. I removed the buttplate from mine and lo and behold found this Cert, I don't recognize his abbreviations. Dirt!! How you been sir… It was a few years ago so don’t trust my memory but I as I had researched it at the time I want to say it was…. Name “Branch/unit” he was part of Town/street he resided on Very cool stuff, Cert. I'm hanging in there, my friend.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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I have found several notes in the buttstock of firearms. Mostly just the name of a past owner. Someone is going to be surprised one day when they take the buttstock off this Browning T-Bolt.
Harry
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that’s completely bad ass, I would frame that guy and put it in my gun room, reloading room, that’s pretty cool! Totally agree!
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Cool find! Should start taking the butt plates off all my guns... Lol
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Campfire Ranger
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So, if the warden demanded his license, he'd have to unscrew the butt plate in order to access it? Nope. They normally did this with the expired license from the previous year/years.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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that’s completely bad ass, I would frame that guy and put it in my gun room, reloading room, that’s pretty cool! That or send it to his kid. I bet he taught someone that trick.
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"If memory serves fails me..." Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay " Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I got nothing against short guys. Hell I'm certainly not tall myself.
It was that extra half inch on the license that I found humorous. RIP Mr. Vogle I checked an old ‘50’s shotgun I have; nada. As for height, it has been suggested I live and work where I do because I can feel tall here…..
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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I got nothing against short guys. Hell I'm certainly not tall myself.
It was that extra half inch on the license that I found humorous. RIP Mr. Vogle Ole Vogel was 18 at the time. For a kid who was just recently growing and/or watching his buddies do the same, I could see a guy wanting to stretch it. or, he was honest, and couldnt bear to write 5'8" Very cool find. I'd reach out to a vogel.
Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.
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