A friend and I went to visit a gentleman who lives down the road who is an avid collector of firearms and both military and RCMP memorabilia. I wish I had brought my camera.
Besides showing me a small portion of his collection, he also showed me some of his prizes such as a german bayonet that was brought back by a vet from WWII. Also a beautiful sabre with some sort of royal crest on the handguard.
The neatest piece though was a small 4"X4" booklet that was hard bound with a red cover. It was in very good shape. It was dated 1913 and printed by "Authority". It seemed like it was sort of an instruction manual for a serviceman around WWI. It had fold out diagrams of No. 4 rifles and had instructions on tactics and shooting skills. Neat piece. Are these rare?
He also has a p38 pistol he got from another vet who's since passed away. Best part is, he's invited us to join him on a shoot in a couple weeks.
I think I made a friend. : )
Besides showing me a small portion of his collection, he also showed me some of his prizes such as a german bayonet that was brought back by a vet from WWII. Also a beautiful sabre with some sort of royal crest on the handguard.
The neatest piece though was a small 4"X4" booklet that was hard bound with a red cover. It was in very good shape. It was dated 1913 and printed by "Authority". It seemed like it was sort of an instruction manual for a serviceman around WWI. It had fold out diagrams of No. 4 rifles and had instructions on tactics and shooting skills. Neat piece. Are these rare?
He also has a p38 pistol he got from another vet who's since passed away. Best part is, he's invited us to join him on a shoot in a couple weeks.
I think I made a friend. : )
