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Cody Museum detail
centerfireman
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Hello: Does anyone (? Bert) know how much detail to expect from a Cody Museum letter about Winchester rifles? Do items such as sling swivels, tang sights, etc. always show up on the Cody letters? I have seen a number of rifles with these accessories that appear (and are advertised as) original, yet the Cody letter may only mention caliber, barrel length and date of receipt and shipment. Thank you very much in advance.
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That said, and in my experience, more often than not when you find a Winchester with a Lyman tang sight that is not listed on the letter, it was added after the fact, and the same thing applies to screw eyes for sling hooks.
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As a side note, my daughter and her husband visited the museum today. They thought of me a) when they saw all the guns in cases. and b) when they saw a Savage 99. They were impressed.
You really need to make the trip yourself... I will be there from June 14th to the 27th.
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quote:Originally posted by sandwarrior
As a side note, my daughter and her husband visited the museum today. They thought of me a) when they saw all the guns in cases. and b) when they saw a Savage 99. They were impressed.
You really need to make the trip yourself... I will be there from June 14th to the 27th.
If I come out then, can we take a few of the old 1885's out for test drive??....[:o)][:D]
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
quote:Originally posted by sandwarrior
As a side note, my daughter and her husband visited the museum today. They thought of me a) when they saw all the guns in cases. and b) when they saw a Savage 99. They were impressed.
You really need to make the trip yourself... I will be there from June 14th to the 27th.
If I come out then, can we take a few of the old 1885's out for test drive??....[:o)][:D]
WHOOOOO!! ....that gives new meaning to "putting the pedal to the metal"! [:D]
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
quote:Originally posted by sandwarrior
As a side note, my daughter and her husband visited the museum today. They thought of me a) when they saw all the guns in cases. and b) when they saw a Savage 99. They were impressed.
You really need to make the trip yourself... I will be there from June 14th to the 27th.
If I come out then, can we take a few of the old 1885's out for test drive??....[:o)][:D]
Sure... we can go out and find one of the numerous prairie dog towns, and then pop a few of them with my 405 W.C.F. high-wall[}:)]
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quote:Originally posted by cartod
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
quote:Originally posted by sandwarrior
As a side note, my daughter and her husband visited the museum today. They thought of me a) when they saw all the guns in cases. and b) when they saw a Savage 99. They were impressed.
You really need to make the trip yourself... I will be there from June 14th to the 27th.
If I come out then, can we take a few of the old 1885's out for test drive??....[:o)][:D]
Sure... we can go out and find one of the numerous prairie dog towns, and then pop a few of them with my 405 W.C.F. high-wall[}:)]
Was that not Teddy R's "Big Medicine"? That would have to be like a combination of a tornado and earth quake setting down in a dog town...hehehehe...but I like it![}:)][}:)][}:)][:D][:D][:D]
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
quote:Originally posted by cartod
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
quote:Originally posted by sandwarrior
As a side note, my daughter and her husband visited the museum today. They thought of me a) when they saw all the guns in cases. and b) when they saw a Savage 99. They were impressed.
You really need to make the trip yourself... I will be there from June 14th to the 27th.
If I come out then, can we take a few of the old 1885's out for test drive??....[:o)][:D]
Sure... we can go out and find one of the numerous prairie dog towns, and then pop a few of them with my 405 W.C.F. high-wall[}:)]
Was that not Teddy R's "Big Medicine"? That would have to be like a combination of a tornado and earth quake setting down in a dog town...hehehehe...but I like it![}:)][}:)][}:)][:D][:D][:D]
Yep... it was T.R.'s "Big Medicine" gun during his safari hunt in Africa. The Hornady 405 ammo I shoot in my rifle launchs a 300-grain JSP at nearly 2500 fps... it hits very hard at both ends[:0].
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