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This is a penknife That was given to my Grandfather as a college graduation present, around 1921. The bolsters are gold, stamped 10K, they were not a wealthy family so it was an important gift. I would like to find more information on it, The only ID I find is at the base of one blade, it is...

Here is my Dad, his Flag, Hawaii National Guard, and Bushmaster patches. He saw WW2 combat in Philippines and served in occupied Japan forces. Thanks Dad! Rest In Peace Steve W

I inherited my Grandfather's Winchester 45-70 lever action, it looks to be in great shape. I believe it was manufactured in 1898. He lived in Hawaii and hunted goat and pig with it there. I have a couple of boxes of modern 45-70 300 gr ammo and years ago fired 2 rounds through it with out any...

I recently bought a new pickup, it comes with auto engine stop and start. If you are idling, in gear, at a red light, or elswheres, for more than a few seconds it kills the engine. Lift your foot from the brake it automatically starts up again. I guess to save gas & cut emissions. That is all...

I have seen a couple in local stores lately, they look nice and compact. Any readers have 1st hand experience, comments, on recent models? It is the Micro 9 stainless I'm interested in. Thanks in advance! Steve W

Looks like there hasn't been a thread on these for a while, any recomendations? I have never owned one but have had to borrow once in a while to locate property markers and things like that. Maybe some fun "treasure" hunting too, I might find that quarter I lost in the back yard a couple of...

I am hearing ads on the radio touting Home Title Insurance. According to them someone might be able somehow to locate your home title online, download it, then use it ,claiming it was theirs, as collateral for a loan. they would never make payments and the bank would foreclose on your home and...

All year squirrels have been running across the yard back and forth from the wood/swamp to my fig, persimmon, citrus, pecan and oak trees. We live in a rural area where our back yard joins the woods, I have never hunted squirrels nor eaten one. Last week I told my wife I was going to shoot a...

Written about the Plague in London in 1665. Daniel Defoe was also the author of Robinson Crusoe. My parents bought this paperback in the early 1960s, price 50 cents. Scary reading! PS. it was written about 1720 Steve W

Looks like barbershops will be closed for a while. What are you doing, cut, trim, your own, wife cuts it, just let it grow. Steve W

The last two winters have been pretty mild, even for South Louisiana, so lots of spiders and other bugs that live in the cracks and crannies of the house exterior have been busy building webs and other quarters. I have one question, Who taught the Mud Daubber Wasps to add epoxy to their nest...

The litter item "du jour" The rubber gloves, usually blue, some folks are wearing in stores then tossing on the ground in parking lots or roadsides! Steve W

I have seen the Henry .22 lever action rifle at WMT and Academy stores for a bit under $300.00 it looks like a very nice rifle. I'm thinking the Grandkids would enjoy shooting it when they come over, as well as myself for some plinking. I know Henry is a well respected manufacturer but have...

I have a metal building 40' front to back and 30' wide, 12' high I use it as a workshop/storage building. Built about 40 years ago, we put a light fixture with pair of 96" florescent tubes in each quadrant. They have worked very well but every often require a trip up the ladder by this 71 year...

Dr Scholl's Outgrow for ingrown toenails was always a quick fix for me for years. First sign of an ingrown toenail I'd dab some on and work it under the nail corner followed by a tiny wad of cotton a couple of days later no more problem. I was told original Outgrow contained Tannin which for...

The thread on old magazines, and the one on Sword Canes reminded me of a catalogue my Dad used to get once in a while in the 1950s. It was about the size of a small comic book but full of items like daggers, some with brass knuckles, sword canes, multi barrel derringers, and other weapons. Maybe...

Yesterday the city sponsored a gun buy back, it was advertised well in advance. $500.00 for "any firearm in working condition", 11 Am till 2 Pm. Hundreds of people showed up, the line stretched around the block. At 11:23 Am they ran out of money and shut it down, as one guy put it people were...

This is a small hole in the frame about 1/2"to the right of the lock, just above the grip. I am guessing it is to push out some pin once the RH side plate is removed? Picture below Thanks for replies! Steve W

I am seeing more of these things in stores, and their videos online. Do any of you have/use them in your cars? It doesn't look like they are much trouble to install or use, but do they provide a benefit. It looks like prices are all over from about $40.00 to $300.00. I'm thinking they record on...

Check this video about 1.06 min into the "dance". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Z4sVwdwp4 I don't know if that is a real or dummy gun looks like the guy who retrived it doesn't have a clue either. Steve W