tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post114467256110937486..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Buy A Gun Day is looming on the horizon this Saturday...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1161556998048104262006-10-22T18:43:00.000-04:002006-10-22T18:43:00.000-04:00Hi , If you look carefully at the writing you will...Hi , If you look carefully at the writing you will probably see that it is'nt Arabic , but one of the Indian languages such as Hindi/Tamil or Pushtu etc. They have some superficial resemblance to Arabic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144773773307921142006-04-11T12:42:00.000-04:002006-04-11T12:42:00.000-04:00A buddy of mine tends to clean up in our WWII Bolt...A buddy of mine tends to clean up in our WWII Bolt Action Rifle match with a fresh-from-aresenal No.4 MkI - maybe it's a Mk II I dunno for sure, it's practically like cheating. Beats the hell out of my old Krag anyhow.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144687657001369572006-04-10T12:47:00.000-04:002006-04-10T12:47:00.000-04:00I'll come visit.Speaking of movies, I should bring...I'll come visit.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of movies, I should bring you the AVI of "9th company" (9ya rota) -- though without subtitles or dubbing, you might still enjoy it. Well-done battle scenes c.1988 Afghanistan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144682964782949082006-04-10T11:29:00.000-04:002006-04-10T11:29:00.000-04:00Oleg," I have a #4mk1...would much prefer a mk1* o...Oleg,<BR/><BR/>" I have a #4mk1...would much prefer a mk1* or a mk2. If you have leads on those, I'd like to know."<BR/><BR/>We have some Mk.I*'s in stock. Call the shop. Or come visit. Or something.<BR/><BR/>(This is not altruism on my part. I need a fresh photo, dude; the one in my profile is like three years old and forty pounds heavy!)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144680472477461522006-04-10T10:47:00.000-04:002006-04-10T10:47:00.000-04:00Gund = GunsI'm not awake yet.Gund = Guns<BR/><BR/>I'm not awake yet.Thomas J Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222969433922908517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144680352004079982006-04-10T10:45:00.000-04:002006-04-10T10:45:00.000-04:00I got a pretty decent Mk III SMLE (Lithgow) from J...I got a pretty decent Mk III SMLE (Lithgow) from J&G Gund in Prescott, AZ when I lived there a few years ago. DEcent shape ans a sweet shooter... For $98. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, I had to sell it.. It was one of the things I let go during my divorce. I'd like to get another one at some point. Drop me a line if you get some. I'd be interested in doing business.Thomas J Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222969433922908517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144680270872011222006-04-10T10:44:00.000-04:002006-04-10T10:44:00.000-04:00I have a #4mk1...would much prefer a mk1* or a mk2...I have a #4mk1...would much prefer a mk1* or a mk2. If you have leads on those, I'd like to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144676786401320752006-04-10T09:46:00.000-04:002006-04-10T09:46:00.000-04:00Yeah, and you got the real No.5, too!Yeah, and you got the real No.5, too!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1144674107144307022006-04-10T09:01:00.000-04:002006-04-10T09:01:00.000-04:00So those came from Pakistan? That'd explain the Ar...So those came from Pakistan? That'd explain the Arabic writing on the stock of the No. 5 I bought Friday.<BR/><BR/>I did a quicky clean up of the metal and stock and it came out nicely, BTW, without removing the Arabic (which I think is a cool part of the gun's history.Les Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389811940518627023noreply@blogger.com