My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
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- 2ndovc
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My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
I've been looking for a WWII dated Iron Cross to go with my near perfect Lugar. I mentioned this to my dad a week or two before he was heading to FL for the winter. He does a lot of shows down there with his friend that has been buying and selling WWII memorabilia for decades. He came across a very nice 1939 Iron Cross and sent it to me. I told him I'd pay for it if he found one. He just laughed and said Merry Christmas.
I only have a couple of German pistols, most of my collection is British, Russian, Finn and US arms and I look at the German guns as trophies and nothing more. They lost and our guys took their stuff.
jb
I only have a couple of German pistols, most of my collection is British, Russian, Finn and US arms and I look at the German guns as trophies and nothing more. They lost and our guys took their stuff.
jb
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
That's just Awesome Jason. what a Treasure . My Dad has been gone since '81.
Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Beautiful! I have a bunch of German stuff from the war that relatives picked up. No guns.
I traded for a 1939 S/42 Luger and a nice issue holster when I was in high school. I had it for a while and sold it to fund something else.
I've always wanted another, along with a k98, to go with my other stuff.
I traded for a 1939 S/42 Luger and a nice issue holster when I was in high school. I had it for a while and sold it to fund something else.
I've always wanted another, along with a k98, to go with my other stuff.
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
I agree! even though the germans were a bad bunch, they made some righteous guns, till We caught up on our end..
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Henry .22 lever, Remington speedmaster 552 .22 lr
Marlin Glenfield .22 boltaction
gforce 12ga semi
Taylor's Tactical 1911 A1 FS in .45acp
winchester 1873 44.40
Marlin 336W .30.30
beeman sportsman rs2 dual caliber pellet rifle
henry .22 magnum pumpaction/octagon barrel
stag 5.56 m4 with reddot
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
That's a great Christmas gift, Jason, and yes, you are so fortunate to have your father still with you.
I bought a very similar-looking Iron Cross replica for $4 or $5 at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on Pier 54 in Seattle when I was about 12 --circa 1965. That was a lot of allowance mone at the time! Great store, complete with mummies and a collection of real shrunken heads.
I bought a very similar-looking Iron Cross replica for $4 or $5 at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on Pier 54 in Seattle when I was about 12 --circa 1965. That was a lot of allowance mone at the time! Great store, complete with mummies and a collection of real shrunken heads.
- 2ndovc
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Thanks guys.
Dad's going to be 80 in January, still going strong and sharp as ever. He was on a tear yesterday, he'd lost a hearing aid and shocked over the prices of a new set. He asked the lady if the $7500 set came with a pair of new 1911s? She wasn't quite sure how to answer that.
jb
Dad's going to be 80 in January, still going strong and sharp as ever. He was on a tear yesterday, he'd lost a hearing aid and shocked over the prices of a new set. He asked the lady if the $7500 set came with a pair of new 1911s? She wasn't quite sure how to answer that.
jb
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Jason, your Dad sounds like a hoot!
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That's great!2ndovc wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:02 am Thanks guys.
Dad's going to be 80 in January, still going strong and sharp as ever. He was on a tear yesterday, he'd lost a hearing aid and shocked over the prices of a new set. He asked the lady if the $7500 set came with a pair of new 1911s? She wasn't quite sure how to answer that.
jb
Sounds a lot like my dad. He is 79 and still hunting out of tree stands with a 94 carbine. Still excited to hunt and by life in general.
Every day with him is a gift.
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Looks good. One Uncle brought home a German Officer Dress Dagger. It was taken from a German Officer. He had to leave a drilling behind that he couldn't get home. Smashing it under a tanks treads made him very sad from what he said.
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Sehr gut! Wunderbar, was für ein ordentliches Geschenk!
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
She`s a beauty Jason.
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- 2ndovc
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Thanks Lenn.
Bill, my dad is a pretty funny guy in a dry, Monty Python kind of way. He s also very smart and a lot of his humor goes right over some people's head. I always used to get a big kick out making him laugh. Still do actually.
jb
Bill, my dad is a pretty funny guy in a dry, Monty Python kind of way. He s also very smart and a lot of his humor goes right over some people's head. I always used to get a big kick out making him laugh. Still do actually.
jb
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Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
+1 on all counts
(that's awesome)
(a treasure)
(lost my Dad in 1981 )