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Hello from Nottingham in the UK.
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Greg Blackburn
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If anyone had reported seeing you in your vehicle and spotted the gun you would have ended up faced with a heavily armed squad. Helicopter too no doubt, and you would end up with at least three months inside. You just broke every law in the book and a few more beside!
I know, isn't it just glorious?
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My bit is in Top L/H corner of Leics so I suppose I'm EAST MIDLANDS officially. On the edge of Charnwood Forest, one of the bits of "Robin Hood country" and close to the range at SWAD.. I have only managed to trace My lot back to 1615 as Freemen of Leicestershire from the Register. Any further than that means Parish records and that gets difficult. Which Parish ?? OLD DOG..
There are several B/P/friendly shoots within "good" spitting distance of us. Yeaveley Estate ,Nr.Ashbourn,.. Kibworth (I (belieive) run B/P shoots{ regards to Baz & Rosie ] and Garlands used to be tolerant. The Sheffield M/L's have their own ground behind THE PAYCOCK at Owler Bar above Bakewell -Check with RUDYARD...OLD DOG..
Carl, Who is tolkin ??
Carl in France
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J.R.R. Tolkien, author and wartime cryptologist, famous for 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings'.
Yes, He lived just down the road in Edgbaston, Birmingham UK where I used to live. Still a bit of Middle England as it was once in WARWICKSHIRE. OLD DOG..
OLD DOG..Dunks.......Is there still a Sheriff of Nottingham as in the days of fabled Robin Hood? My mentor , Kit Ravenshear has passed , so I have lost my "go to" guy for all things British. Kit probably could make a gun from iron ore dust and a tree. I truly miss him. The local brewery laid off the second shift. Oh well............oldwood
Yes I remember Kit Ravenshear when he worked for Normans , Framlington YK in the 1960s I purchased a lot of gun pieces some original but also some were castings Enclosed are images of his work shop
Feltwad
Wow! That brings back memories, I only ever visited once when it had been taken over by Coach Harness. I have one of the 'original' Kit Ravenshear Brown Besses, It's supposed to be the closest copy you can get, not that I've ever compared it to an original!
I also have fond memories of visiting the Laxfield Armoury and the Corrie Collection of Antiquarian Weapons when I did the Framlingham trip.
If you mean Major Noel Corrie I bought a lot of guns and accessors from him he also sold repro guns mostly made by Mendi which included a half size field cannon have his catalogues some where
Feltwad
Yes, that's him. I remember buying a couple of the Mendi 'Kentucky' pistol kits, one flint and one percussion only to have them confiscated by the Police as Part 1 firearms sold as non-firing replicas! Both of them were indeed active but no sign of proof-marks. I ended up with a caution and a slap on the wrist. Probably nowadays I would lose my FAC...
Somewhere I still have a few of the original barrels that he sold in various grades. They were nearly all from Indian matchlocks but could be 'doctored' with a bit of re-engineering and made into all sorts of things. I have a 2/3 complete Paget carbine made using one of those barrels. Inert of course...
Yes I bought two pistol and a rifle from him I had them for a while but he later informed me to have them proofed and entered on my Fire arms certificate .
Feltwad
