Audie Murpht tribute .45. Id give some of my teeth to own this one.

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Like all of us we have other and bigger problems in our lives than guns. It isnt like it was THE very gun he used to earn his medals. He probley was like us all and bought guns that turned him on, put em in a sock and stuffed them in a safe and never shot them. The Luger hurts worse. My uncle eldon also was highly decorated. He was my mothers only and younger brother. He never married and he and I were close, right next to my dad. He lived with us when he came home from the war. I was 4 or 5 but remember it like yesterday. I seen him dropped off in front of our store for the first time and my mother and aunt going nuts. We fished and hunted together a year before he died he came and lived with me for a few months. He ran a neat junk yard and I could of had anything I wanted. He had a heart attack in 72, open heart surgery and a stroke on the table. It affected him mentally and he often talked suicide. The very last time I seen him alive we were sitting in his garage. He said your dad took all my guns away from me. He reached in a tire and pulled out a rag wrapped package. It was the luger in its holster. He said here is one he didnt get. Shes yours! I miss that one more than murphys. Uncle eldon had six bronze stars, a silver star and two purple hearts. Outside of a few other momentos that was all I had left. He did have a thing about cutting off german epilets etc and I have a sack of them and a german pocket watch and a russian pocket watch. I asked him how did you get the russian watch? He just laughed and said he took it off a russian soldier. Said hell, he had on a strange uniform and I thought maybe he was a jap! He was in the 82nd attached to gliders and in one incident only he and one more out of 14 on his glider lived. He also was first in to one of those Nazi death camps and told me first hand about the starving prisoners and ovens. Our local paper had a nice lead article write up on him featured when all the boys were returning. I have that. Sorry for the sidetrack again. The picture was when he was overseas that he sent my mother.
 
Walkin' Jack said:
My sypmathies on this! 'Bout how much longer for you get your 'puter fixed or get a new one. I'm startin' to suffer from "image withdrawl"? :eek: ;)
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Many thanks. My computer is too far gone to fix, battery is dead, processer is dead, and that's just what im aware of. Im hoping that some stuff I have to relist to ell, will be paid for this time and im hoping in the next month or two at the latest-to be up and running again with a new computer. ;-)) Im eying a new Acer for sale at WM.
 
feralmerril said:
Like all of us we have other and bigger problems in our lives than guns. It isnt like it was THE very gun he used to earn his medals. He probley was like us all and bought guns that turned him on, put em in a sock and stuffed them in a safe and never shot them. The Luger hurts worse. My uncle eldon also was highly decorated. He was my mothers only and younger brother. He never married and he and I were close, right next to my dad. He lived with us when he came home from the war. I was 4 or 5 but remember it like yesterday. I seen him dropped off in front of our store for the first time and my mother and aunt going nuts. We fished and hunted together a year before he died he came and lived with me for a few months. He ran a neat junk yard and I could of had anything I wanted. He had a heart attack in 72, open heart surgery and a stroke on the table. It affected him mentally and he often talked suicide. The very last time I seen him alive we were sitting in his garage. He said your dad took all my guns away from me. He reached in a tire and pulled out a rag wrapped package. It was the luger in its holster. He said here is one he didnt get. Shes yours! I miss that one more than murphys. Uncle eldon had six bronze stars, a silver star and two purple hearts. Outside of a few other momentos that was all I had left. He did have a thing about cutting off german epilets etc and I have a sack of them and a german pocket watch and a russian pocket watch. I asked him how did you get the russian watch? He just laughed and said he took it off a russian soldier. Said hell, he had on a strange uniform and I thought maybe he was a jap! He was in the 82nd attached to gliders and in one incident only he and one more out of 14 on his glider lived. He also was first in to one of those Nazi death camps and told me first hand about the starving prisoners and ovens. Our local paper had a nice lead article write up on him featured when all the boys were returning. I have that. Sorry for the sidetrack again. The picture was when he was overseas that he sent my mother.
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If you can post photos of those Epilets (Shoulderboards) please do so. I can tell you what branches of service and units they formerly belonged to :-)) and possible values too. I collect these things (not lately) so am very familiar with them.:)
 
I would say I dont like commemratives but I do have two of them. I bought both because they were cheap at the time. One is a texas wagon trail 544 S&W in 5" .44-40 and the other a Uberti Single action copy of General George S Pattons silver plated and engraved colt. I think in some cases you can actualy buy a much fancier gun for less than the identical model like some colt single actions and winchester levers in standard mode. Better wood, higher polish, engraving etc. I still havent shot either one but have the same or similar guns that I do, so why?


 
Those are beauties to say the least. Id love aPatton commemorative--either a SSA or aGI .45.
 
I just can't see dropping $2K on something like that. If I can't shoot it, it has little value to me. Also, these commemorative items rarely bring even their purchase price when sold later.

I guess if you like it, get it. It's just not my flavor.
 
I have one...and since it was missing the coin and the box was a bit dinged up, it's a shooter, which is fine with me since I only paid $285 for it at a pawn shop and I don't have to worry about keeping it pristine. I even auctioned off these grips a few years back to help a member here...now I'm just trying to figure out what to do with the box...maybe I can keep sewing stuff in it...:)

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A lot or all of them are money makers first for the outfit that sells them and then to the washed out stars or their familys or whatever that get a kick back. I wont name names but there has been quite a number now of actors getting in on it. I dont consider a gun to be real historical unless it was the very one used in some event he was in. Not one that never seen action but sat in a safe. That includes the murphy gun I had. It would be nice to get $40,000 or whatever I could though if I still had it!
 
Rastoff said:
I just can't see dropping $2K on something like that. If I can't shoot it, it has little value to me. Also, these commemorative items rarely bring even their purchase price when sold later.

I guess if you like it, get it. It's just not my flavor.
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I wouldn't mind it so much but, ive never had one of those commemoratives before. Trouble is--is it would be too hard for me not to try that piece out for size. I guess if I never intended selling it later? ruining some of the value a little, wouldn't bother me.
 
sipowicz said:
I have one...and since it was missing the coin and the box was a bit dinged up, it's a shooter, which is fine with me since I only paid $285 for it at a pawn shop and I don't have to worry about keeping it pristine. I even auctioned off these grips a few years back to help a member here...now I'm just trying to figure out what to do with the box...maybe I can keep sewing stuff in it...:)

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That's a right pretty piece too.

For me, I guess it just depends on the money situation at the time. If I get my poster sold at auction? then I can easily get one.
 
feralmerril said:
A lot or all of them are money makers first for the outfit that sells them and then to the washed out stars or their familys or whatever that get a kick back. I wont name names but there has been quite a number now of actors getting in on it. I dont consider a gun to be real historical unless it was the very one used in some event he was in. Not one that never seen action but sat in a safe. That includes the murphy gun I had. It would be nice to get $40,000 or whatever I could though if I still had it!
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Could you imagine what a Sean Penn Tribute would sell for? :D
 
Well, since we are far outnumbered with libs, I would say they are missing a sure bet! Now that gives me a idea of how to introduce them to the gun world. Its odd but realistic as most of them will do anything for a buck on the screen!
 
feralmerril said:
Well, since we are far outnumbered with libs, I would say they are missing a sure bet! Now that gives me a idea of how to introduce them to the gun world. Its odd but realistic as most of them will do anything for a buck on the screen!
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Thats partly why ill never watch sean penn, and matt damon in another movie.
 
When I was a boy in the 40s and 50s I didnt go to movies. My folks were staunch fundamentalist`s. I even remember riding somewhere with them and a theater was showing I think, the ten commandments. My dad suggested we go but mom said no, even if its a clean movie by paying for a ticket you are supporting the entire ungodly industry. Seems I asked her if she walked in a shoe factory and interview all the workers to see if they were saved before buying that brand! Then after I left home I found myself working as a guard for Universal Movie studios for awhile. I probley met countless stars and BSed with them without recognizing who they were. I know I did that with Brian Keith. I worked on "the rare breed". I asked a guy, hey, I see that Brian Keith is in this film but havent seen him yet. He said Oh yeah? Well I just seen you BSing with him for the last 15 minuets! He was wearing a red beard etc and I hadnt reconized him. When I seen him a little later we had a good laugh over it. Thinking about I recall Jimmy Stewart buying my lunch on that set.
 
Road Rat said:
What is an "Acer" at walmart??
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Its one of the computers they sell there. One imlooking at is about $300 or so--the other is slightlu under $400. I dont know which ill go for? but I dont need a lot of extras on a lap top.
 
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