Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Ruger's Auction To Benefit Honored American Veterans Afield

                                                        Click Pic For GunBroker Link! $2925

 "These special make up Ruger® Mini-14® rifles were produced for, and sold only to, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 1979. Thirteen hundred rifles were stamped "O.H.P." on the top of the receiver and an additional 300 were produced without the "O.H.P." mark. This rifle DOES NOT have that mark. The rifle was test fired June 5, 1990, but the serial number, 181-48706, tells us this rifle was manufactured in 1978. This blued Ruger® Mini-14® rifle features an 18-1/2 inch barrel with flash suppressor, a fiberglass handguard, rear peep sight (adjustable for elevation and windage), and fixed front sight with bayonet lug. Other features include a one-piece American hardwood stock with a red rubber butt pad with embossed Ruger eagle logo. It has an M1 Carbine-style sling mount that accommodates the included rifle sling. The rifle is a 223 Rem caliber and will ship with one 20-round magazine. "

This fine Ruger rifle will sell mid-day, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Click the photo above to go to the GunBroker page.

Brassman Bart: Washington Post March

2021 Valentine Festival! The Man On The Flying Trapeze, Spike Jones And His City Slickers!

 We can't always have a happy ending! 


Monday, February 8, 2021

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Good For Chickens, Pigs, And Your Coffee Boiler


                                                                Back To The Old Grind!

2021 Valentine Festival! Lost In The Fifties, Ronnie Milsap

Saturday, February 6, 2021

2021 Valentine Festival: Lulu's Back In Town, Leon Redbone

2021 Valentine Festival! Love Nest, John Steel

Weekend Steam Part Two:

 Merle has sent us another video link about Great War railroads; this one from an event in 2018. Very Nice, Merle. Thank You!

"Some footage from the third Tracks To the Trenches event held at the Apedale Light Railway near Newcastle-Under-Lyme. An excellent event with continuous action from First World War Living History Groups and displays including cavalry demonstrations as well as trains running on the Field Railway and the Apedale Railway running line. There were also a large number of First World War themed model railways on display too.

A large number of Simplex and other tractors were in constant action throughout the day. Steam locos included recently restored 1916 Hunslet w/n 1215, Henschel 0-8-0T "Brigadelok" w/n 15968, Kerr Stuart 0-6-0T "Joffre" w/n 3014 of 1917, Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0WT "Wee Pug" w/n 1238 of 1916 and replica Deauville Type1 ''Edgar''. Thanks to all involved with the planning and operation of this excellent event"