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At a family gathering...OK funeral; the retired LEO "cousin" related the story of the fellow, a neighbor of
my uncle, who died of natural causes. And was discovered in the kitchen of his house...

The Doctor bought the Brown Bess when he was 16. He is in his '80's now and
has decided to sell some of his collection.
As a new Doctor, he was at field hospitals in Vietnam.

Asking 3,750 for...

Original "Brown Bess", lock marked Tower. Flint lock. Dusty.

Belgium percussion smooth bore, 1848 ?

In Houston, Texas, let us talk, please.

and the stock is pretty "spacey", like extra room along the sides.
any one got an extra stock?

Folkes, I bit the bullet and ordered one, standard price.
Boy, does it ever look as if it were "rode hard and put up wet."
Ratty sling, only tied at front, dingy stock....oh, and there is a crack...

Folk, Collector's Firearms in Houston, Texas has an old line catalog with photos.
The prices...are scary for bayonets. But that is their retail.
Gotta pay clerks, rent, owner's...

Gosh, that looks good. But without papers, good luck.

Possibly you could have an "unbarreled" action.

Houston Gun Collectors show
1435 Beall
Between 14th and 15th streets. In the Heights
North of Interstate 10, West of Shepherd.
See you there.
Paul

Euroarms replica Enfield muzzle loader, .577 caliber, 60 plus mine balls, packet of paper cartridges,
black belt, 34 inch waist-!!, replica "CS" belt buckle, cartridge box, percussion cap pouch,...

Coast Guard Station Port OConner finally got the word to evacuate as the hurricane approached the Texas Gulf Coast.
Little preparation, just grabbed stuff, loaded station vehicles, boats and...

Markings on heel are poor quality, might have coulda been: "fed ordnance....S El Monte Ca....cal 30m1"

Back in the 1970's I was in San Antonio on a jobsite. That evening a fellow had advertised a "tanker" Garand for sale in the local newspaper. I called, but got to the seller's house too late. Sold...

As would the TEXAS, hull and lower decks rusting away.....

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As would the TEXAS, just East of Houston, rotting away when a dry dock would have preserved the ship much...

was hospitalized, bad infection.
must find bayonets.

steve,
what year do you want? I may have what you want, Krag bayonet....
thanks, Paul
Houston, Texas

An Indian girl is discovered, frozen, partly clothed, in the wilds, by a government tracker.

Try to see it.

Two things; I do not need an ss Marlin, laminated stock, oversized lever loop,...

One more rifle recovered.
Original ATF owner of record was called and claimed it....
And I was the one who reported it stolen!
Original owner never admitted selling it long ago.
coastie

Unintended consequences of our actions.
A cousin's son succumbed to mosquito borne virus
and complicated with lyme disease.
20 plus years of assisted living from age 20.
A fellow in Houston had...

I have been given to understand that 4 stack destroyers had '03 rifles AND Krags.
Early in WWII in the Pacific.
Novels have them noted from time to time.
Author Taylor Anderson's novels have them...

Ahh, first thing with an OLD firearm.....
IS IT LOADED??
Restoration or left as is?
Good luck.
Ohh, soda blasting is less invasive than bead blasting, if you decide to do that effort.
And check...

Hey, I want one of those left handed Krags.
Next birthday present for my left handed architect brother.
coastie

And carry M14's.
And was I mistaken...no bolt in the rifle?
Some one check me on this.

Coast Guard Academy carry M1 Garands..with bolt.
[Of course in high school ROTC the firing pins were...

Once upon a time, before the internet, before cell phones, you went and bought was in front of you. Evan if it was 9pm something in the back of a boatshed from a guy who needed to pay a boat...

Don't know that I would replace what came with the rifle.
It is what it is, and how it got there is a story we'd like to know.
Might be of interest.