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DarylS
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Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot
08/11/14 07:23 AM

When I was a boy growing up, whenever we visited Gramma in the city of London, (Ontario), we insisted on going to 'Collector's Corner" down by the Court-house & Jail at the end of Dundas street.

I remember there were boxes of 9mm Shot rimfire ctgs. for sale on the rack along with the guns. I remember that 2 boxes of ammo was about the same price as a Flobert 9mmm shotgun.

Also, there were muzzleloading rifles and shotguns, dozens of Trapdoor Springfield rifles for $10.00 to $30.00 depending on condition, along with other CF military and sporting rifles and shotguns of the mid to late 1800's - all there, all for $10.00 to about $175.00 tops for REALLY exotic looking European rifles and shotguns. There were barrels of WW1 and WW2 military rifles for sale and they were all in the #25.00 range.

This was the late 50's - we were merely fascinated kids - 8 or 9 yrs old, but we were learning about what would become our driving force, the gaining of knowledge and abilities with those very weapons.

I remember a pair of 10 bore Westley Richards barrels in the window, with the tops of the chambers blown out. There was a card with this in dark black large print - THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STICK THE BARRELS IN THE WATER TO SHOOT AT A FISH - DO NOT DO THIS.

the memories come flooding back to me.

Thanks for this thread - wonderful stuff.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Dreyse rimfire singleshot	chapmen	30/10/14 07:18 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	lancaster	07/11/14 04:11 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	chapmen	08/11/14 01:45 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	lancaster	08/11/14 02:57 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	chapmen	08/11/14 05:29 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	DarylS	08/11/14 06:57 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	kuduae	08/11/14 07:24 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	lancaster	08/11/14 07:08 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	DarylS	08/11/14 07:23 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	lancaster	30/10/14 03:44 PM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	chapmen	30/10/14 04:14 PM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	Ash	30/10/14 10:12 PM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	chapmen	30/10/14 11:47 PM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	Ash	31/10/14 11:53 PM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	lancaster	31/10/14 12:15 AM
Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	chapmen	31/10/14 01:02 AM
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Re: Dreyse rimfire singleshot	chapmen	31/10/14 06:20 AM
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