All About Pocket Knives

treefarmer wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:14 pm I just blew up the picture I posted earlier and noticed several things:
1-Lil' Phil was using a nail apron for a shell carrier, I believe it says Townsends Building Supply.
2-the shotgun layin' on the hood is an Ithica 37 16 ga., it is long gone (Colonel 26 should appreciate that one) traded for a Winchester 24, 16 ga. that is also long gone.
3-the now rusted out red grain wagon in the background was traded last year for 30-06 and two Leopold scopes.
4-the old Willys Jeep wagon was traded for a Winchester 92 32-20 rifle, at least I still have that rifle.
5-in the middle of Philip Jr.'s forehead is a little bloody wad dove feathers.
Treefarmer

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:53 am Ken As for bird hunting in the thick a .410 IS an experts shot I like a .410 in an open field or on a tote road usually in a Thompson contender.

treefarmer wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:47 am I always wanted a gun when I was a little feller.
There was an old Remington 33 single shot .22 that I carried around as boy that belonged to my mother. I remember her killing a giant rattlesnake with it when I was a tiny boy. The dog had him coiled up and momma opened a little window beside the chimney and shot him. She then ran outside and parked her car on top of him till Dad got home for work.
I carried that little rifle till I got to trading guns and junk as a young teen. Dad said you got to be 16 to carry a gun in the Florida woods and when you are 16 we'll see about getting you a gun. By the time I got to 16, Dad said, "Son you don't need any more guns, you already have too many!" Well I figured a promise was a promise and I put up a good argument and he ended up paying the difference with me trading one of my guns for a new 311 Stevens 12 ga. About 4 or 5 years later I killed my 1st deer with that old double barrel. Those old Stevens guns were and are really a utility grade, kinda like a 2X6 for a stock with 3/4" pipes for barrels. No class but tough as nails.
I've tried to keep a ledger of my trades over the years or at least since my wife and I married. Wish I would have kept all of them!
Treefarmer

Waukonda wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 11:46 pm I have been enjoying the recent posts/discussion of old guns. Here is, probably, my favorite of those that I own. An old "Elsie" 16 ga. If I remember correctly, the serial # puts it being made in 1929.

treefarmer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:54 am Waukonda,
What is the length of the barrels of your L.C.Smith? They look mighty long.
Treefarmer

TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:52 am Give that pup some grease paint on his face & tail and he'll be invisible!

OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:41 am The big annual gunshow was held in Sioux Falls last weekend and with 1400 tables to inspect, I was worn out by the time I saw them all over 2 days. There was one thing, however that I had not seen or even heard of before. A fellow had on his table what was called a "anti garrotter belt pistol". It seems that at one time in history there was a fear among the public (real or not) that when you were walking around in public places, some one would come up behind you and attempt to "garrotte" you, either in a robbery attempt, or an assassination attempt. Garrotting was done by slipping a piece or rope, wire, or a piece of wood over your head, and pulling with both hands to strangle the victim. So necessity being the mother of invention when this was a public fear in London in the 1850s, fellow named Henry Ball invented a pistol to defend yourself against this type of attack. When in use, the pistol mounted on ones belt behind you to effectively shoot someone behind you with out seeing them.
anti garroting pistol.jpg
As you can see in this internet photo, it would attach to the belt on the rear of the body, a charge of black powder would be loaded along with a bullet, and a percussion cap would arm the system. The lever at the bottom was for firing the pistol. The guy displaying the one at the gunshow explained that one would run a piece of cord tied to the loop on the lever, run the cord up the sleeve of a garment being worn, and loop the string around the fingers in such a way so that if one was attacked from the rear by a garrottier, all that was needed was to throw the hand straight out in front of you, and the piece would fire. Can you imagine that happening? This would have been at a time before antibiotics, and if you were shot by this device, if it did not kill you immediately, your chances of expiring from infection by pieces of clothing and other debris being forced into the wound would be very high. I also found an internet source linked below for more information on this device and its use. https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.ph ... c-reacted/