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January 22, 2008
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Looking for something to listen to on YouTube this morning and came across this one. Thought this could stark some conversation, do any of you have a favorite gun pasted down to you?
I have a few... a Thompson Center Hawken that was my Granddad's, a Remington 20ga 870 Wingmaster that was my Dad's and last but not least a Smith and Wesson 16-4 .32 Mag that was my brothers.
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March 2, 2008
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Here's a pretty strange one:
Early to mid Sixties, and somehow a WW II Arisaka ended up in our (definitely non-gun) house. It came to us from Uncle Bob, how he acquired it, I don't know. My brother and I played around with this rifle as kids, when we played "War" over half a dozen backyards, one of us had an actual firearm!
This rifle ( and the Chrysanthemum is intact, it's a genuine WW II "bring back") passed from Bruce to Andrew, who reloads for and shoots this rifle.
Not a Grand Daddy, but a pretty clear 3 generations of possession
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I have my maternal grandfather's carry pistol... 38 Smith and Wesson. All others are still held by the Senior Repositories (Dad and Uncle).
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Ok I have one. Remington 760 BDL Gamemaster in 30/06 that my dad bought new about 1969. He carried it for 10 years or so in the PA deer woods, never got a shot, pronounced it unlucky and relegated it to the back of the safe. He did take it on 3 trips in the 70s to Wyoming for mule deer and antelope and was successful each trip. He once commented on the longer shots often encountered in Wyoming "the other guys always had bolt actions but I did just as good with the 760".
He gave it to me in 1994 when I wanted to replace my own trusty rusty model 94. I have used it almost every year since and shot quite a few whitetails. Stills smooth, reliable, quick to handle and the 30/06 does the job. I still hunt with it although a couple years ago I bought a newer 7600 to carry on rainier days and rougher terrain.
Remington Gamemaster, the lefthand montecarlo stock does have a repaired crack and a poorly fitted replacement buttplate, somewhere years ago my normally overcautious dad laid it on the hood of the Jeep and it slid off onto the ground!-
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Ahhh........the Remington 760 in 30-06.......so many of these hit the PA woods the Monday after Thanksgiving.........many with great success.
Going from a win 94 to a 760. That's a pa whitetail hunter. Good ones to keep in the family.
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Steve, I was just researching the Arisaka. I have a friend who was cleaning out his GM's house with his mom. GM passed recently. He found a Mosin Nagant, 7MM Mauser and an Arisaka w/ Chrys. stamp still intact. I found that if it is the 20'-30's and has stamp it would have been a captured gun from battlefield. Surrendered guns brought back all had the stamp ground off.. just a little tidbit.
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Most Arisaka's that you see are surrender items with the chrysanthemum ground off. It's unlikely that Uncle Bob captured this one on the battlefield. I'd guess that it was "captured" in a trade where alcohol was involved.
I have a friend that has a couple of Arisaka's, one looks to be a carbine type. They have been tucked into his basement rafters for well over 20 years, maybe I take a closer at these one day.
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Steve CT said
Most Arisaka's that you see are surrender items with the chrysanthemum ground off. It's unlikely that Uncle Bob captured this one on the battlefield. I'd guess that it was "captured" in a trade where alcohol was involved.
Uncle Bob was a flight engineer on B29s. He acquired his war trophy in a hooch lubricated deal with a Marine. And I got that from the horses mouth! 
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Well at least you know Uncle Bob didn't take it directly. Still a darn fine rifle to have in your collection.
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I just recently received grandpas' only gun. 1935 Colt Police Positive 32 Nickle with 6" barrel and mother pearl grips.
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I have a couple of guns that were my Great Grandfather's, a Remington Model 41 that when we found it was covered in rust from storage in a closet for 50 years. Luckily not pitted and rebuked nicely. The other was an old flintlock rifle with no markings. A friend of my Grandfather gave me a Remington Model 141 Gamemaster pump in 35 REM. I referee to it as my 100 yard gun. Good out to 100 yards and every deer I shot with it ran 100 yards before piling-up. My grandfather left some German Lugers, he had at least one for every year made. Mine is a 1935 model made as one of 200 for the Portuguese RNG.
February 20, 2008
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Good stories, good pics!
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brucertx said
Steve CT said
Most Arisaka's that you see are surrender items with the chrysanthemum ground off. It's unlikely that Uncle Bob captured this one on the battlefield. I'd guess that it was "captured" in a trade where alcohol was involved.Uncle Bob was a flight engineer on B29s. He acquired his war trophy in a hooch lubricated deal with a Marine. And I got that from the horses mouth!
Steve, a friend of mine just got one with the chrysanthemum insignia still present on the gun. It was a birthday gift from his wife.
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