These are the items on which I placed the high bids:
Glock Model 41 GEN 4 - 45 AUTO
Ruger New Model Single-Six Convertible Stainless
If the Ruger is as nice looking close up in my hands as it looks in the pics, I may have to sell my blued version of the same model.
Savage/Stevens Model 94C Hammered - 12 Gauge
Ruger New Model Single-Six Convertible Stainless
If the Ruger is as nice looking close up in my hands as it looks in the pics, I may have to sell my blued version of the same model.
Savage/Stevens Model 94C Hammered - 12 Gauge
This one may or may not become a project gun. I may reblue it, do new
case color, refinish the wood. Not sure about that yet though.
Other Items:
As if those did not cost enough, I also had the high bids on another 18 lots of gun related and non-gun related lots such as:
Four boxes of Hornady .376 Steyr 270-grain SP-RP Interlock ammo, a spam can of 7.62x39mm ammo, several mags, several gun books, a Bianchi holster, a Lansky sharpening kit with three knives including a Camillus military folder, a Speer bullet board (always wanted one but damn they go for lots of money), several other knives, an axe, a cleaver, Fredrick Remington's 'Buckskins - Portraits of the Old West' consisting of eight portraits in a folder, a Victorian reverse painting on glass of a winter scene in gold frame - frame size: approx. 25" x 29" . I've been watching too much of Antiques Road show (actually my son had me bid on that one but I would have bid on it if he did not - a man has to dream of striking it rich on a find like this one - who knows).
I saved what may be the best (other than the guns and maybe even better than them) for last and if it was actually taken from the ship it is golden even though it looks to be made of brass.
I did a Google search of the ship and found it was named after Lt. John
Trippe from the early 1800s. His story is a very interesting one, there
is an article about him at Wikipedia;
the shame of it all is the ironic way he died after having been a
valiant warrior & leader in several battles and being wounded in at
least one of them while serving in the U.S. Navy. His heroics evidently
impressed the U.S. Navy so much that so far - four ships have been named after him!
This is the one relative to the plaque:
It was an expensive day for me and my son yesterday as I placed bids on many of the items for him. We dropped well over a grand each with the old man outspending the young one by a couple or few hundred. It's an addiction I can live with and enjoy.
Other Items:
As if those did not cost enough, I also had the high bids on another 18 lots of gun related and non-gun related lots such as:
Four boxes of Hornady .376 Steyr 270-grain SP-RP Interlock ammo, a spam can of 7.62x39mm ammo, several mags, several gun books, a Bianchi holster, a Lansky sharpening kit with three knives including a Camillus military folder, a Speer bullet board (always wanted one but damn they go for lots of money), several other knives, an axe, a cleaver, Fredrick Remington's 'Buckskins - Portraits of the Old West' consisting of eight portraits in a folder, a Victorian reverse painting on glass of a winter scene in gold frame - frame size: approx. 25" x 29" . I've been watching too much of Antiques Road show (actually my son had me bid on that one but I would have bid on it if he did not - a man has to dream of striking it rich on a find like this one - who knows).
I saved what may be the best (other than the guns and maybe even better than them) for last and if it was actually taken from the ship it is golden even though it looks to be made of brass.
This is the one relative to the plaque:
It was an expensive day for me and my son yesterday as I placed bids on many of the items for him. We dropped well over a grand each with the old man outspending the young one by a couple or few hundred. It's an addiction I can live with and enjoy.
All the best,
Glenn B
1 comment:
Hi Boomer!!!..,
Kool pieces ya' bid on!! Hope ya' get the S n' S 12 Ga.!!!! I remember well from bein a youngun' an' gettin' to go huntin' with all the Big guyz!!.. My Dad, older Brother and other Men from my Town...
The Stevens/Savage 12ga. was a "Popular" firearm!!!!
Funny you should mention that about the "USS TRIPPE" ....!
Usta' Skydive with a guy named "John Trippe" at Skydive Raeford back in the late 90's and into the 2000's.... Cool Guy and he ran the Training Program doing Tandem jumps and AFF skydives!!! Quite "Rowdy" too, wonder if he was Kin??
I was an "Ol' Squid" myself 1966-70.. PR-2 when I got out!! Gator Navy, 7th Fleet USS PRINCETON LPH-5 and the USS OKINAWA LPH-3 back when.. Back in '67 when the Princeton was in Dry Dock in LGB for our 3 yr over haul.. at the shipyard I was walkin' by a dry dock with 2 DD's (Destroyers) like the TRIPPE in it.. one was the USS BRINKLEY BASS.. How it got the name I don't know..... "BUT".. there She was in all her Radiant Glory being "Refurbished" and before She got a new coat of paint.. the sailors were "Prepping" the hull ..there at the "Fantail" over the transom where the ship's name is painted in "Block Letters" some smart aleckie Boatswain's Mate painted over the "B's" in Her name and realizing as I already knew... When Shipmates had the "RED ASS" with current Op's.... this was how they referred to Her!!!
Hope ya'didn't spill yer Whiskey!!!!??
skybill
PS that was back during the Vietnam war.. CAMERA's were not allowed to take pictures on military installations!! Smart fones were still only on "Star Treck!!!!"
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