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Headed to a new home. It's made from 1/4" thick 1095 professionally heat treated to RC 59 and received the cryogenic treatment as well. OAL is 12" Blade is 5 5/8" Scales are bog oak from the Ukraine. This is from the seller...( This is Russian Bog Oak lifted from the bottom of a river near the city of Chernigov. This precious material is called Russian "Black wood". The Bog Oak have been soaked in many years of history. Over centuries and a mellinium, sinking Oak trunks lay upon the bottom of a surface of water. They lie there for many years without any exposure to oxygen, completely submerged. In result of the chemical processes, the sap from the wood and minerals from the water dye the wood a black color. The birthplace of Bog Oak transpires from a few extremely important components: Oak trees growing by the riverside, a certain speed of the river current, and a few definite minerals in the water. Bog Oak is an extremely rare and unique material which color speaks for itself. The light pinkish yelow color represents aging from three to four hundred years, while the black is equivalent to more than a thousand years. Like elite wines, this incomparable wood undergoes many years of preservation, enabling the wood to gain a few unique qualities. Bog Oak is incredibly stoic, and through it's longevity it obtains an unrepeated texture. For a long period of time Russian " Black wood" has been used in carpentry, jewelry, knifemaking, etc. In Rus' there are many beleifs about the healing properties that Bog Oak contains. The wood is commonly used to heal people, and was especially popular as an item that usually surronded people. This valuable wood emanates a type of living energy that people absorbed involuntarily, thus speeding up the process of healing. The age of these Bog Oak blocks has been determined by a radiocarbon analysis and it's about 5460 years. ) It has copper liners and accents along with OD Green G10. It has mechanical as well as epoxy holding the scales. It also has a lanyard hole. The sheath has carbon fiber boltaron pattern on front and black kydex on the rear.

Happy Holidays, my friends! I spent the Christmas holiday with my family in Mexico. My family has a home that is perked up on a mountain overlooking the largest freshwater lake in the country. It was the first time that my siblings and I have spent Christmas in Mexico and it has been well over 40 years for my parents. In the spirit of the forum, I have included photographs of my grandfather's Pre 70 Series Colt 38 Super Automatic that was produced in 1966. He gave it to my father prior to his passing in 2006 and my father gave it to me on Christmas Day.

Depends on the seller. If I am selling to someone I do not know I ask two questions, "Are you a citizen of Tennessee?" and "Are you prohibited from owning a firearm?". If they answer correctly I take their cash and hand them a gun. If a seller wants me to fill out a form with all kinds of personal information I walk.

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Glad to hear it !

Heres wishing everyone on TGO and their families a HAPPY AND PROPERSOUS NEW YEAR IN 2017.............

They cut them when they cut most all the other K-frames. Don’t need a K&L frame both. They are plenty rugged; many cops carried K-frames for many years. (19, 66, 13, 15, 10 and others) The 13 was produced from 74-99, the -2 was produced in 77-82.

I've about decided that if it truly hits the fan, I'm just gonna go down swingin. Hiding just doesn't sound appetizing and I'm old anyway.

It'll be interesting to see if insurance rates in TN start going up now since people don't have a choice now. They went up in KY when a similar law was enacted many moons ago. Slowly started creeping up over a few years, and now in KY insurance is at least 50% higher than here in TN. When I moved from KY to TN in 2010, the same coverage by the same company on 3 vehicles went from $250/month to $150ish. Hope it doesn't happen here too.

Thank you sir! January marks our 10th Anniversary, which is almost impossible for me to believe. Much has happened in those 10 years!

I'm going to add some other things tonight or tomorrow. Have a couple holsters I need to do, and I'll do a partial how to on welted sheath construction.

Guys thanks for all the responses. I fully recognize that some people for whatever reason don't want to sign a bill of sale. I can appreciate the argument on both sides. You may lose a sale as a seller, and conversely you may lose the opportunity to purchase as a buyer. It's all good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This one is fairly simple and it opens into the safe room. I had my carpenter build a self contained book shelf unit that fit the opening taking into consideration that the finished trim will cover the crack all the way around. The shelf unit will need to be hinged from the back so that it opens properly. To do this I used a pretty good sized piece of angle iron, 3" and about 5' long I think, which is lag bolted to the framing of the opening. I welded three heavy duty hinges to the angle iron then a smaller piece of angle (1") to the other side of the hinges. This smaller piece attaches to the back edge of shelf unit; it runs full length of the shelf unit. I also added a diagonal steel cable across the back with a turnbuckle so I could adjust the the height of the non hinged side. I figured we would have books and so forth on the shelves and didn't think, over time, it would hold up to being loaded. It actually swings really well. I mounted a deadbolt lock in the top of the shelf unit and made an adjustable strike out of a short piece of angle iron. I can pull the shelf tightly closed, set the lock and it looks normal. If someone knew it was there it would be easy to kick in. Hopefully it's camouflaged enough that no one will find it. It also has it's own alarm contact, anytime the door opens I get a phone call whether the house alarm is activated or not. One issue that came up was that the rough framed opening was not completely plumb from one side to the other. It was sort of twisted. We had to fix that the best we could before starting. Make sure the framing crew is real particular about it and they use good straight wood for that part of your build. I still have a little more reveal on one side than the other but it's not noticeable unless you know what you're looking for. I also have dark finished wood trim rather than white painted trim so any cracks blend in well.

Nope. Not a military cartridge and therefore ok to own. Thats a gorgeous view of Lake Chapala.

Man I really miss Mexico sometimes. Most people only see the border region and think that is what all of Mexico is like but once you get a bit inland the country is a totally different country.

The wife got me this for Christmas. Can't wait to put it to the test. On ES, my F-Class guns run from the high single digits to the low teens. My hunting rifles run high teens to low 20s. Never cared enough to really test my supersonic AR stuff.

2015 is officially the year of the AK for me. This year alone I have purchased two Century (CAI) "Iraqi Contractor" Romanian WASR 10's, a 2013 production Century (CAI) Romanian WASR 10, Century (CAI) Romanian RPK AES10B, + a Yugoslavian N-PAP DF. I have another Century (CAI) "Iraqi Contractor" Romanian WASR10 + a Century (CAI) Romanian Draco AK pistol en route to my FFL as I write this. As you can see, I am a fan of the weapon system through + through. At the present moment, I am debating the purchase of a Arsenal SLR107FR but I am stuck on if I should pick the variant with plum furniture or all black. Decisions, decisions! Without further ado, I present to you my humble selection of AK's. [URL=http://s640.photobucket.com/user/986S/media/87D88D49-740E-4783-B68B-8A4CA2016FE8_zpsftdi9kt5.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s640.photobucket.com/user/986S/media/BAB2AEBE-BA71-4470-A10E-71AB3A88ABB6_zpsfb6iglvc.jpg.html][/URL]

Over the holiday I got to look over some of my grandfather's guns that my Dad has. He wanted me to look this one up. It is a Western Arms Corp. Long Range Double. The last image is from the 2010 Standard Catalog of Firearms. I wondered if anyone had anymore info. I could not find a serial number on any of the surfaces without disassembling it. I told him I would bring it with me for better inspection, but he declined. Lol Thanks

....Looks mighty cool, David!

Alright... we've been checking in here for purt near 2 years. I think we have enough to organize a militia get together

Minnesota just ended reciprocity with TN. I know most of you won't care but I have a lot of family there so it's disappointing for me. "after researching the laws of other states and communicating with their representatives, four states are no longer eligible for reciprocity because their state laws include age and training exemptions that are “NOT similar” to Minnesota laws that mandate a minimum age of 21 and require specific Permit to Carry training for all applicants. These states are: Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.”

I was wondering why I couldn't see it.. Thanks!

Just a note, The new image: Isn't referenced in the Darker Theme, still calls for: The new one wouldn't show up all that well in the darker one though I guess. Oh, yeah, and congrats, glad to have been a part of most of it!! - OS

The one on sale... Especially the moisture displacing ones.... Balistol for the black powder pistolas... frugal leroy...

TN only has one kind of permit so can't see how that would affect reciprocity by simply an extension of expiration date.

Ballistol for cleaning and oil, military grease for wear areas.

Great. Just what we need, more government regulations on how to live your life.

This is essential to S&W fans: https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-Smith-Wesson/dp/1440245630

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I can't believe no one mentioned the COHIBAS!......nice sidearm too.....

I'm somewhat of an Ithaca buff, but that's a new one on me! It appears to be in very fine condition.

Time for me to join the club. 1941 Mauser 42 code sn:58xxP

Good. You might note that you've never sold one to me. Perhaps I'm alone in this.

I am fully aware some folks don’t like it. But it hasn’t cost me any gun sales.

"knows or has reasonable cause to believe" - OS

Pet peeve #127... crooked lumber. Use good straight wood for the whole build, especially anywhere anyone will see it. My house is full of wavy walls and door frames that aren't quite square. Bugs the crap outa me. Anyway... cool idea on the hidden bookshelf. My dad has a similar hidey hole book shelf in his house, but it's not walk-in sized.

Not to offend anyone, I do not miss Mexico. Never have been there on vacation, but I have spent some considerable time in Matamoras (border town), but I also have spent time in Queretaro and San Luis Potosi and few more places like Leon and Mexico City. The natural beauty is great, and the people I met were great. Nice pistol by the way.

Great gift, great wife!! Love it!

Also if you don't have a chamber checker, you need to run each loaded round thru your gun to make sure it cycles well. I have chamber checkers for my pistol rounds, but I don't for my rifles so I make sure they function prior to hunting or shooting.

Can't say it better!

I agree. The criteria is quite limited, and would seem only to affect those who I probably wouldn't want to be around if they had a gun period, much less provide them with one. The alarm is of course just due the general mistrust for abuse many most have regarding the fed's potential for abuse -- and the fact that so much is determined by a "rule" rather than enacted law. - OS

Agreed. I never liked that they started throwing all mass murderers into the "mentally ill" category. For the reasons you state and because I never understood why the NRA felt the need to give these people an excuse. Some people are just evil and full of hate. I know several people with mental illnesses, but they are not cold blooded killers. More on point, this move will affect social security recipients who have a "representative payee." In my experience, those who need a representative payee have a mental disability and do not have the capacity to manage their own affairs. I act as a representative payee for a mentally handicapped relative, and she doesn't even understand what a gun really is. I think this is generally the case for these individuals. Not that I agree with anything pushed by Obama, but I don't see this as becoming an issue for someone who needs to have access to a gun.

Beautiful sir! Hope to make it down there some day.

Impressive.....and I mean all of it. Congratulations on the new pistola.

Man, what a treasure that is!

That's why I put the comment out there... to get the yay/nay reactions Thanks for the advice. I haven't fully explored the idea yet, so that gives me something to research.

The difference? 10 mm is for men, .40 SW isn't.