semi-OT, looky what I just got! :)

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At the turn of the century, S&W commissions a set of paintings to be used in advertising their firearms. The painting by the artist Dan Smith entitled "the Hostiles" was copyrighted back in 1902 by Smith & Wesson.

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In 1975, S&W released a Model 600 commemorative belt buckle also entitled "The Hostiles". The Smith & Wesson Model 600 brass belt buckle (that features the most famous of a series of paintings commissioned by Smith & Wesson at the turn of the century and the image used on S&W's first ever promo poster shown above) pictures a cowboy being pursued across a river firing at hostile Indians. This symbolized the dependability of a quality handgun (probably a Schofield?) and illustrates the important role that S&W played in the westward expansion and development of the United States.

This buckle hasn't been made in 31 years, but I just found one to call my own (and wear) :) Can you tell a guy from Calgary is Prime Minister? :eek: :D

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I happne to think it's a very well excecuted image in brass, it doesn't hide my firearms ethos, and it's still subdued anough for everyday wear :) Oh - and I love S&W revos...
 
Claven2 said:
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I happne to think it's a very well excecuted image in brass, it doesn't hide my firearms ethos, and it's still subdued anough for everyday wear :) Oh - and I love S&W revos...
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And if everyday wear doesn't work out, at least you've got a new 25 yard gong! :p

Seriously, nice find!
 
Well, it'll look a heck of alot nicer than the "Built Ford Tough" buckle I'm wearing right now ;)

For the record, I'm wearing the fod buckle because my big Winchester Repeating Arms buckle with a huge rifle on it was raising too many eyebrows at work. This one doesn't look obvious as a gun themed buckle unless you get really close.
 
Claven2 said:
Well, it'll look a heck of alot nicer than the "Built Ford Tough" buckle I'm wearing right now ;)

For the record, I'm wearing the fod buckle because my big Winchester Repeating Arms buckle with a huge rifle on it was raising too many eyebrows at work. This one doesn't look obvious as a gun themed buckle unless you get really close.
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So I guess it's not a sunburn on your neck after all :D
 
magicchip said:
So I guess it's not a sunburn on your neck after all :D
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I guess not! :) IMHO more of us need to take our hobby OUT of the shaddows and make it mainstream again. No need for responsible firearms owners to feel like they need to keep quiet about guns.
 
Claven2 said:
I guess not! :) IMHO more of us need to take our hobby OUT of the shaddows and make it mainstream again. No need for responsible firearms owners to feel like they need to keep quiet about guns.
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Agreed..
I'm working on my MBA at York U (That's the anti capital of the world)
Much of our communication is done online via messenger etc. I set my message to read "Interested in hunting, shooting and firearms in general? talk to me"
You would not beleive the sh!t I got from the faculty, but I refuse to take it down because along with the sh!t, I got tons of students interested in the sport. I have people PM'ing me for info on a daily basis.
The bottom line is, we have to put our sport back on the map, where it belongs.
 
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