Geez! Oprah and daytime TV. I have found aboslutely nothing worse than being captive in a doctor's office waiting room while the TV plays that stuff. Cripes a couple weeks ago I thought I was going to crawl outta my skin it was so banal and lame. No wonder folks go postal. Aaaarrrrggghhh!!!
Grandpa in his makeup always looked like he could bite his nose off with his receeding chin.:) Damn he was 91- a good long run at life I suppose.:cheers1:
Back about 1970 a friend and I somehow got interest in beaver fedoras and picked up a couple at a thrift store. Of course for guys in their 20s we didn't really go over as such and soon quit the "look."
I went through some baseball caps but leaned on 3-4 styles of military fatigue caps of...
Sometime after Carter and Canarvan's Tut foray and now archeology focused heavily on learning about the ancient peoples, their places in their societies and the times they lived in. Carter wasn't all that much into the mysteries of the life of Tutankhamen and his contemporaries but rather into...
It even depends on where you mustered out or where you re-entered the States and who was on duty. One soldier had his war trophy German weapons confiscated and another was allowed to pass on through. Same with clothes.
Thanks for the update on that cartridge guys. I think almost all mil-surplus ammo is/was corrosive. Last I had was some crappy M-1 carbine rounds many years ago.
I for one like all types of automobiles- Classics, hot rods, street rods, exotics, sports cars, dragsters, land speed record cars etc.
I own a car that is VERY original. My 1950 only has most chrome redone, newer paint, radial wide whitewall tires, and new upholstery on the drivers seating...
Michaelson- how hard is it to find ammo for it and cost? Should be findable. Those things or on sale out here all the time at one sporting goods store for like $80. I haven't messed with my rifles for years since it's a long drive to go to a place to shoot them so I stick with the pistols.
OK so what is the quantity that is a collection compared to wardrobe fashion accessories? IE., I mean to say a collection is more to look at and have than to wear on a regular basis.:cool2:
When Kennedy went around bare-headed it set a tone and that was the end of fedoras in the USA.
As far as what others think I have to put it in perspective too since some years ago there was a big influx of these butt UGLY medium weight coats people were buying for cold weather that looked...
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