All About Pocket Knives

We had the Grands to ourselves last weekend while mom and dad went to the beach.
That gave ole gran paw a chance to get Clark down to the shop. I was organizing a few things and he saw a S&W top break I had there in pieces.
He wanted to make himself a pistol, SO.... I gave him the parts and some tools and he went to work.
I told him where things went and how they fit together and this is the result......


Not bad for a 7 year old.
He was so proud of that pistol. He carries it around all weekend and told everyone that would listen what he had done. (I made sure he left out some vital parts so it is non operational.... and it is 32S&W.)
He enjoyed that so much, he had to go do another on.... SO, we went to the shop and I found him an old Spanish Colt clone. It was a rusted POS but we cleaned it up and he put it together too.
He left our house with 2 new trophys. His mom and dad reluctantly let him take them home under the rule that they would go in dad's safe until proper gun handling could be observed.

Here is Clark, Sunday afternoon sending a few pellets down rang. (He jot one 10x...!!!)

Yep, you come to gran paws house and you might get a little "country" in ya..!!

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:15 pm (I made sure he left out some vital parts so it is non operational.... and it is 32S&W.)


Yep, you come to gran paws house and you might get a little "country" in ya..!!

You are one smart grandpa. And sneaky.

Well done Mike, skills acquired, pride in workmanship given, motor skills developed and some great bonding with grandpa. Great job.

Way to go Mike!!! I’ve had my oldest two tearing guns apart and putting them back together since they were tiny. Great skills to have.

Thanks y'all.....
His dad agrees too.
He says he might have to paint the tips of the barrels orange. I just think it would be best if he didn't show them to his friends right away. I don't think his dad will let that happen.
I just want him to learn how to REALLY handle a real gun. Watch the way the muzzle is always pointed, treat all weapons as if they were loaded, etc.

when he gets a little older buy him a Henry .22 rifle for his birthday and teach him to shoot it. I made the mistake of letting my 16 year old grandson shoot my 45 1911. He's a good shot but went thru 2 boxes like $hit thru a goose before I shut him off. ftd

fergusontd wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:37 pm when he gets a little older buy him a Henry .22 rifle for his birthday and teach him to shoot it. I made the mistake of letting my 16 year old grandson shoot my 45 1911. He's a good shot but went thru 2 boxes like $hit thru a goose before I shut him off. ftd

Yep, I have some 22 LR ammo but my 45 ACP is getting low.
SO.... that is a good idea..... 22 lever gun is just what the Dr ordered.

That was excellent, Mike. Always good to see a child learning about firearms from sources other than video games and mass media.

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:19 pm That was excellent, Mike. Always good to see a child learning about firearms from sources other than video games and mass media.

True!!

And thank you!!

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:19 pm That was excellent, Mike. Always good to see a child learning about firearms from sources other than video games and mass media.

True dat.

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:15 pm We had the Grands to ourselves last weekend while mom and dad went to the beach.
That gave ole gran paw a chance to get Clark down to the shop. I was organizing a few things and he saw a S&W top break I had there in pieces.
He wanted to make himself a pistol, SO.... I gave him the parts and some tools and he went to work.
I told him where things went and how they fit together and this is the result......


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Not bad for a 7 year old.
He was so proud of that pistol. He carries it around all weekend and told everyone that would listen what he had done. (I made sure he left out some vital parts so it is non operational.... and it is 32S&W.)
He enjoyed that so much, he had to go do another on.... SO, we went to the shop and I found him an old Spanish Colt clone. It was a rusted POS but we cleaned it up and he put it together too.
He left our house with 2 new trophys. His mom and dad reluctantly let him take them home under the rule that they would go in dad's safe until proper gun handling could be observed.

Here is Clark, Sunday afternoon sending a few pellets down rang. (He jot one 10x...!!!)

IMG_6972.JPG


Yep, you come to gran paws house and you might get a little "country" in ya..!!

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it! Good job bro!!

fergusontd wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:37 pm when he gets a little older buy him a Henry .22 rifle for his birthday and teach him to shoot it. I made the mistake of letting my 16 year old grandson shoot my 45 1911. He's a good shot but went thru 2 boxes like $hit thru a goose before I shut him off. ftd

Too funny!!

Here's my new toy. Picked it up at Cabelas for $289. Fit & finish are good. It's a 2021 Pietta. They must be shipping again because I'd heard the Italian factories were hit hard by Covid.
It's an 1858 Remington Sheriff's model with 5 1/2 in barrel in .44 cal.

That looks like it'll be fun to shoot!

That does look like a lot of fun! It's a right fine looking sidearm!

Byrd wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 1:43 pm Here's my new toy. Picked it up at Cabelas for $289. Fit & finish are good. It's a 2021 Pietta. They must be shipping again because I'd heard the Italian factories were hit hard by Covid.
It's an 1858 Remington Sheriff's model with 5 1/2 in barrel in .44 cal.

Nice! I have the same model. It's probably my favorite handgun. (Aside from cleaning it) I hope yours is as enjoyable as mine has been.
Bill

Byrd wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 1:43 pm Here's my new toy. Picked it up at Cabelas for $289. Fit & finish are good. It's a 2021 Pietta. They must be shipping again because I'd heard the Italian factories were hit hard by Covid.
It's an 1858 Remington Sheriff's model with 5 1/2 in barrel in .44 cal.

That is really slick. I always liked the shorter 5 1/2" barrel as opposed to the too long 8 inch ones. Should be a good shooter. Do you shoot black powder or Pyrodex P ?

Byrd wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 1:43 pm Here's my new toy. Picked it up at Cabelas for $289. Fit & finish are good. It's a 2021 Pietta. They must be shipping again because I'd heard the Italian factories were hit hard by Covid.
It's an 1858 Remington Sheriff's model with 5 1/2 in barrel in .44 cal.

Those are a lot of fun. I have 4 Black Powder pistols, 2 have conversion cylinders. You could pick up a conversion cylinder for yours to fire cowboy load cartridges since it's not brass framed. The problem is the cylinders cost as much as the revolver.

Thanks all! I enjoy black powder pistols (and rifles). They make up for the bulk of my shooting. I cast my own projectiles and have a good stock of 777, Pyrodex and black powder. I've been working through the subs to shoot it all up so I only have to keep the black on hand. I've found that once you have a load worked up and the "fixed" sights regulated they're as accurate, if not more so than modern revolvers.

I have high hopes for this Remington. It's solid with tight lockup. I just have to go through it to polish off internal burrs before I begin load development. That's part of the fun though. The cleaning part, not so much!

Some of you firearm collectors may enjoy this. I was an Artillery liaison and F.O. in Viet Nam in '67-'68. I was attached for five months to a MACV Advisory team of about 10 officers and enlisted guys. We worked with the National Police and local Popular Forces and Regional Forces.(Nicknamed, "Ruff-Puffs) in the village outposts in I Corps. Kind of local defenses not part of the regular ARVN. The RF/PF's were issued WW2 surplus weapons of every kind. To not appear different or superior to them we often carried the same weapons. I carried M1 rifles, M1 and M2 carbines, Thompson subs, Grease guns, B.A.R.'s, and of course 1911-45 pistols. One of my buddies had a Belgian Browning-9 mm. My favorite was a 10 ga. (Ithica) sawed-off pump, loaded with 00 buckshot. No weapon commanded more respect than that shotgun. It was totally devoid of any bluing or Parkerization from long service. I wanted to bring it home but, no way.
Being an enlisted man, I didn't know where those weapons came from, they were just there with the local forces. Additionally, there were some
European and British pieces around. We worked some with what I think were A.I.D. agents who looked like civilians, some of whom actually drove old American cars around on Rte. 1. One of those mysterious guys had Swedish "K"'s, Stens, MAS 36's, etc. in his vehicle.
That was really an experience firing those old weapons . We had armor piercing rounds for the BAR that could bust up concrete in a hurry.
I had Super-8mm film of some of that stuff but it's long gone. Maybe I can find some stills in my old pics. J.O'.

A fortunate man to have handled such a variety of old guns.

Found a couple. Not too clear, pics of pics. There's an Ithica Grease gun, 45 cal. Not much good past 20 feet, very hard to control. especially with the wire stock folded, The BAR was a hoss! Accurate and effective on the bi-pod, hard to handle on the sling. WOW! 54 years ago!! J.O'.

MAN....
I would LOVE to have a BAR....
(or even an M2 for that matter....LOL)

Hey Mike, The most lethal thing in those pics was that Winston burning in my right hand in the first pic! J.O'.

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 2:00 pm MAN....
I would LOVE to have a BAR....
(or even an M2 for that matter....LOL)

I "accidently" had an M2 for a little while. It came in my pawnshop minus the heat shield and no magazine. I knew I could replace them so gave a low-ball offer and the seller (a known druggie) accepted. Went to enter it in the FFL log book and, OH! SH**! Its an M2 not the regular M!.
Called the ATF and surrendered it. Too much risk to my FFL to try and keep it.

Boji wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 2:23 pm
I "accidently" had an M2 for a little while. It came in my pawnshop minus the heat shield and no magazine. I knew I could replace them so gave a low-ball offer and the seller (a known druggie) accepted. Went to enter it in the FFL log book and, OH! SH**! Its an M2 not the regular M!.
Called the ATF and surrendered it. Too much risk to my FFL to try and keep it.

Dang ole ATF....

Those jokers don't have a sense of humor.....