We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/conservative_ce.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:29:22 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ...bitterly clings to his bible, his rifle, and rum. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/conservative_ce.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/conservative_ce.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:11:35 -0600 "rifle" you would have had your reward sooner. You are correct - it's a M1896, made for the Orange Free State, that actually made it to South Africa, where it was captured by the Kiwis. More detail provided in the link in this comment.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/conservative_ce.html#comment-74493 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/conservative_ce.html#comment-74493 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:22:24 -0600 Looks like a Model 1895 Chilian Mauser (the rifle, not the cat). Right? Wrong? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/conservative_ce.html#comment-74488 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/conservative_ce.html#comment-74488 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:15:32 -0600