And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That one's a beauty, too. I had a chance at one with a 5-digit serial number (1908, I think,) and took a pass because it was so beat up. Seemed to function fine despite a dinged-up crown.
Just couldn't get up off the money, and I still regret it.
Some folks laugh at a mere .32, but I wouldn't want to be shot by one. I think my Granddad had one of these; unfortunately all my family's firearms were lost years ago, so I'll never be sure.
Mostly I regret the loss of my Dad's 1911 that he brought back from Korea, and the .22 Colt Woodsman he taught me to shoot with. Those guns I miss really badly, though I've now got another Woodsman. It just isn't the same; though it's a beautiful gun & shoots like a dream.
That one's a beauty, too. I had a chance at one with a 5-digit serial number (1908, I think,) and took a pass because it was so beat up. Seemed to function fine despite a dinged-up crown.
ReplyDeleteJust couldn't get up off the money, and I still regret it.
Yep, that one's a classic beauty. My kind.........
ReplyDeleteI subscribe to the Firingline forum. It seems there's a couple of guys on there that still carry this model on a daily basis!
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Some folks laugh at a mere .32, but I wouldn't want to be shot by one. I think my Granddad had one of these; unfortunately all my family's firearms were lost years ago, so I'll never be sure.
ReplyDeleteMostly I regret the loss of my Dad's 1911 that he brought back from Korea, and the .22 Colt Woodsman he taught me to shoot with. Those guns I miss really badly, though I've now got another Woodsman. It just isn't the same; though it's a beautiful gun & shoots like a dream.