millwright said:Oops just about forgot. Thanks Badgerdog for taking the time to do the photo's
You're welcome....
My pleasure..... I actually enjoy the photographic archiving process of the collecting, as much as the journey of acquiring and buying these old girls. I guess I feel that even if the piece disappears at sometime in the future, some part of it will survive through a detailed and accurate set of photographs, for other collectors to be able to view. As time permits, I'm hoping to expand this project into a much larger site and broader series of photos, involving other militaria that I've collected over the years. For example, I used to collect old military service medal groups during the 60's and 70's. I'll being shooting a few of those pics today, so I'll post them if anyone is interested.
Garand said:Badger, that is a beautiful rifle.
Thanks partner .......
I'll pass that feedback to ~Angel~. She's very happy with it's condition and is looking forward to shooting it. It was bought from a board member here, who had in-turn bought it from another member. The latter individual had actually bought it right out of surplus, still in the cosmoline. He owned it for several years and as you can tell from the pics, he obviously had great pride and took excellent care of it.
Regards,
Badger