tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4445009194280966810..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Oh. My. Gawd!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77226371419678800332008-02-10T11:22:00.000-05:002008-02-10T11:22:00.000-05:00Should I know who "Bruce Stern" is, or was? And wh...Should I know who "Bruce Stern" is, or was? And who is auctioning off the good stuff?Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5912557172298154392008-02-06T15:35:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:35:00.000-05:00Mm. A MAT-49 and Walther MPK. Disgusting that $4...Mm. A MAT-49 and Walther MPK. Disgusting that $400 truck guns are being sold for the cost of a decent car. Sad.<BR/><BR/>Tamara, when are we going to create our own country?J.R.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498164179579546593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15202475454181339112008-02-05T21:01:00.000-05:002008-02-05T21:01:00.000-05:00There are a few there that are in the realm of "I ...There are a few there that are in the realm of "I could afford it", but not many!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31338143085201150072008-02-05T17:58:00.000-05:002008-02-05T17:58:00.000-05:00I'm not greedy. All I want is the M2 HB, the 1928...I'm not greedy. All I want is the M2 HB, the 1928A1 Thompson and either the MP38 or an MP 40.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I wouldn't turn down the Bren, or one of the PPSh 41s, or the BAR, or the Lanchester, or....RM1(SS) (ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101367196599109034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23090917680224740362008-02-05T15:36:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:36:00.000-05:00Ack! Not one, but TWO Webley Fosberry's?!Ack! Not one, but TWO Webley Fosberry's?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57543738832021823842008-02-05T02:31:00.000-05:002008-02-05T02:31:00.000-05:00Even if I win the lottery...OldeForceEven if I win the lottery...<BR/><BR/>OldeForceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24674828597932745362008-02-04T23:03:00.000-05:002008-02-04T23:03:00.000-05:00"Item #56: FRENCH CHAUCHAT MOD 1918 LIGHT MACHINE ..."Item #56: FRENCH CHAUCHAT MOD 1918 LIGHT MACHINE GUN. ... Action functions smoothly but appears to function only on safe, and full auto when cycling by hand."<BR/><BR/>I though that was normal... *rimshot*<BR/><BR/>-KreshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31971977293698389332008-02-04T21:08:00.000-05:002008-02-04T21:08:00.000-05:00Definitely a role model. My collection is focused ...Definitely a role model. My collection is focused on military semi-autos, and with 10+ I thought I was doing fairly well. This is like sitting in a bar and talking up your war record and then finding out you're sitting with Alvin York on the left and Audie Murphy on the right. Hmm. I wonder if Mephistopheles is still up for a deal?Rankorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104502867454219572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18927872741539930382008-02-04T19:27:00.000-05:002008-02-04T19:27:00.000-05:00Google produced results, but not answers. Answers...Google produced results, but not answers. Answers to such questions as: Is it rifled? And if so, why isn't it called a "rifled musket"? But if does not load from the muzzle, and it uses cartridges, can it even be called a rifled musket?<BR/><BR/>In other words, a quick Google search didn't tell me a thing about what the phrase "lever action musket" meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79846624341988019332008-02-04T18:08:00.000-05:002008-02-04T18:08:00.000-05:00Lever action musket- Winchester once made full sto...Lever action musket- Winchester once made full stocked rifles with long barrels which they called the "musket" style, trying to sell them to military organisations. They failed dismally and the musket style is usually the rarest of any Winchester model.<BR/><BR/>Anon, you ought to get some of that Google where you are.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32967964139573162712008-02-04T18:04:00.000-05:002008-02-04T18:04:00.000-05:00There are actually two auction houses selling this...There are actually two auction houses selling this collection. The other sale, just before Julia's, is the good stuff.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81415272949938223612008-02-04T18:01:00.000-05:002008-02-04T18:01:00.000-05:00What's a "lever-action musket"?From the looks of t...What's a "lever-action musket"?<BR/><BR/>From the looks of the page, there are some Rare Gun Pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8868630446100394242008-02-04T16:44:00.000-05:002008-02-04T16:44:00.000-05:00Nice. some icons some really obscure ones.I find m...Nice. some icons some really obscure ones.<BR/><BR/>I find myself wishing for someone who buy it as a single lot and display them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72832735497826525942008-02-04T14:53:00.000-05:002008-02-04T14:53:00.000-05:00Oog.I need a better paying job.Oog.<BR/><BR/>I need a better paying job.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73501684816398500462008-02-04T14:21:00.000-05:002008-02-04T14:21:00.000-05:00Oh. Oh my. Pardon me, I have to get a towel befo...Oh. Oh my. <BR/><BR/>Pardon me, I have to get a towel before my keyboard shorts out.<BR/><BR/>BryanPBryanPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350418436430869385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40907567550580947562008-02-04T13:48:00.000-05:002008-02-04T13:48:00.000-05:00Wow!Breda, the librarian, is actually a gun!Wow!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://discontentedcookie.blogspot.com/2008/02/cool-breda-is-gun.html" REL="nofollow">Breda, the librarian, is actually a gun!</A>Lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281676558516912247noreply@blogger.com