tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642- 2012-01-06T18:20:05Z Comments for The Whatziss answered 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 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642 2009-04-16T12:45:19Z 2009-04-16T14:32:34Z The Whatziss answered The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com
This was indeed from a recent emailing from Dennis Kroh of Empire Arms, who has been an Enabler of the Castle for over a decade, much like John Not The Armorer, who along with Marc Wade run this crack-house-for-gun-nuts.

CHINESE Model 56 Siminov SKS black-powder muzzleloading rifle # 97 00002 (.50 caliber) mfg. by Norinco in 1997, literally the SECOND of only TEN ever manufactured. UNISSUED and literally unfired, with a wood and brass "ramrod" below barrel. Wood has a few nicks in the finish, but is otherwise as new, metal has 100% bluing. This is one of the rifles brought to the 1998 S.H.O.T. show in Las Vegas for display by Interstate Arms Corp, but further manufacture and marketing was abandoned after Chinese imports were banned. Nipple for primer-caps can be accessed by pulling back the bolt, hammer sets off the primer after bolt is closed, SKS safety also works as intended. Cool as all get-out. (Pics from Empire Arms, http://64.82.96.51/)

CHINESE Model 56 Siminov SKS black-powder muzzleloading rifle # 97 00002 (.50 caliber) mfg. by Norinco in 1997, literally the SECOND of only TEN ever manufactured. UNISSUED and literally unfired, with a wood and brass "ramrod" below barrel. Wood has a few nicks in the finish, but is otherwise as new, metal has 100% bluing. This is one of the rifles brought to the 1998 S.H.O.T. show in Las Vegas for display by Interstate Arms Corp, but further manufacture and marketing was abandoned after Chinese imports were banned. Nipple for primer-caps can be accessed by pulling back the bolt, hammer sets off the primer after bolt is closed, SKS safety also works as intended. Cool as all get-out.

And yes, it's sold.  No, not to me, though I admit I was interested, but I didn't want to tell SWWBO I'd spent $750 on a black-powder SKS, however kewl it is in a curio kind of way.]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642-comment:87489 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-04-17 John of Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com 2009-04-17T11:51:43Z 2009-04-17T11:51:43Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642-comment:87475 Comment from Josh on 2009-04-16 Josh ]]> 2009-04-17T03:06:18Z 2009-04-17T03:06:18Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642-comment:87473 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-04-16 John of Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com 2009-04-17T02:51:39Z 2009-04-17T02:51:39Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642-comment:87431 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-04-16 John of Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com 2009-04-16T18:41:31Z 2009-04-16T18:41:31Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642-comment:87430 Comment from Josh on 2009-04-16 Josh ]]> 2009-04-16T18:34:37Z 2009-04-16T18:34:37Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642-comment:87419 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-04-16 John of Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com 2009-04-16T14:54:27Z 2009-04-16T14:54:27Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10642-comment:87418 Comment from Neffi on 2009-04-16 Neffi UNISSUED... I should think so! Even the PLA ain't that desperate! Pretty cool, regardless...]]> 2009-04-16T14:51:40Z 2009-04-16T14:51:40Z