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Someday, after I win the lottery...

By The Armorer on August 16, 2004 | | Comments (6)

The Arsenal hopes to be able to display the collection like this, or something similar.

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By keith in mtn. view on August 16, 2004 7:05 PM
Hey a Krag! When my Grandpa passed away one came to me, I would gladly have waited much longer. It means a lot to me and reminds me of him. The first rifle of our Nation's serious work overseas: Cuba, the Boxer Rebellion, Moslem bandits in the Phillipines. But it's a gun, so I shoot it in club competitions. Krags are not lottery-level expensive, but the displays and all the other associated stuff are!
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on August 16, 2004 9:29 PM
I don't know; what does Beth say about you being posed like that? Cheers JMH
 
By mike on August 16, 2004 9:49 PM
My dad likes to torture me w/ a Krag story.When he was in his early 20's(mid 1950's),he was on a deer hunting trip in the hill country region of TX.They go in this general store type place for some food & they had a few used guns on the wall to sell. He goes over & spots a beauty of a Krag for $15.Does he buy it-hell no."I didn't have money for food & the rifle". Damn,damn,damn,why did my father need to eat?Damn! www.swornenemy.org
 
By John of Argghhh! on August 17, 2004 6:20 AM
If you check out the Arsenal (assuming you haven't) by clicking on the Castle on the left sidebar - you'll see I've got the guns (to include a Krag, that like yours, was inherited - but sideways from a cousin who died in a wreck) - I'm whining about the displays!
 
By John of Argghhh! on August 17, 2004 6:22 AM
Well, John, I can only point out that the Arsenal hopes to display like that (the Arsenal is snarky that way, like Jonah's couch), not the Armorer. I would fit better in Henry VIII's tournament armor, were it a tad taller.
 
By John of Argghhh! on August 17, 2004 6:23 AM
If it's ever a choice between eating and buying a gun, the gun always wins around here. I have Big Mac's stored years ago around my waist for just that purpose... ;^)