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Posted: 5/24/2010 4:36:20 PM EST
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Posted: 5/24/2010 4:42:45 PM EST
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Textbook example of a Fjestad Blue Book 90% finish.
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Posted: 5/24/2010 5:00:13 PM EST
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http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k64/rustygun3030/FIE_Titan_Tiger.jpg Found it. A damn shame such a finely crafted revolver has left us. Rustygun wins the thread. Quick comparison (OP please give us a full pic how it looks now after your soaking): 
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Posted: 5/24/2010 5:02:35 PM EST
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Quoted: Whoa! That is some heavy shit right there! Soak it in molassas and water. 4 to 1 ratio. Leave it in there for a week. Something in molassas removes rust after a long soak. Many auto restoration shops soak hard to find parts in the stuff. It does not eat the parent metal. Molasses knows? It knows what stuff is made out of and what is oxidized parts thereof? Scientists and shit must be made aware of this... RFN! I have a jar of molasses in my chill chest, I didn't know that it was aware. If I warm it, will it be angry that I kept it from it's archaeological restoration destiny, and melt me down to my carbon matrix... or will it be pleased with my enlightenment and reward me with pure platinum from all the catalytic converters that I provide it? |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 5:15:12 PM EST
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See if it's still under warrenty and let them take care of it for you.
What kind of detector? |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 5:16:30 PM EST
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Gun buyback, trade for 100$ visa card, buy something nicer .
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Posted: 5/24/2010 5:19:25 PM EST
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+1. It's actually kind of fun to figure out. I "third" that. I've had excellent results with reverse electrolysis. It removes rust gently without doing any damage to the underlying metal. Quoted:
EDIT: Would electrolysis work on an alloy frame? Also, if it is loaded would it be safe to pass electric current around it even if submerged? No, it will work only on the ferrous metal and IMO it would be safe. |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 7:43:05 PM EST
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See if it's still under warrenty and let them take care of it for you. What kind of detector? Tesoro Cibola with ground balance mod. I have got about $10.00 in clad and copper with it so far along with various trinkets and quite a few bullets/casings. Does a real good job of discriminating and has decent depth. Today, it was miserable trying to get through all the trash to find the good targets. Gold will fall in the foil - aluminum range so I didn't want to knock all the hits out. Pistol is soaking in PB Blaster until I can get some stronger stuff tomorrow. |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 7:56:14 PM EST
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Whoa! That is some heavy shit right there!
Soak it in molassas and water. 4 to 1 ratio. Leave it in there for a week. Something in molassas removes rust after a long soak. Many auto restoration shops soak hard to find parts in the stuff. It does not eat the parent metal. Molasses knows? It knows what stuff is made out of and what is oxidized parts thereof? Scientists and shit must be made aware of this... RFN! I have a jar of molasses in my chill chest, I didn't know that it was aware. If I warm it, will it be angry that I kept it from it's archaeological restoration destiny, and melt me down to my carbon matrix... or will it be pleased with my enlightenment and reward me with pure platinum from all the catalytic converters that I provide it? 
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Posted: 5/24/2010 8:13:54 PM EST
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Awesome find. Thanks for keeping up with the pics
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Posted: 5/24/2010 8:15:27 PM EST
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Posted: 5/24/2010 8:29:06 PM EST
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How the hell did I get beaten on such an odd firearm? I saw the circle on the frame and thought, "oooh, oooh, I know what that is!". Turn to page 3 and there the damn thing is.
Here's the one I own. It was my mom's bedroom gun for a while. My dad got it in on trade. I've never fired it. 
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Posted: 5/24/2010 8:31:09 PM EST
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Look like an RG to me. I dont remember where they were made but they were crappy.
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Posted: 5/24/2010 8:35:19 PM EST
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so it seems somebody shitty used miami before taurus?
Quoted: Look like an RG to me. I dont remember where they were made but they were crappy. |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 9:01:37 PM EST
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Quoted: While I am impressed with your photographic cataloging of your resurrecting of this murder weapon of doom: your ignoring my barbs of hilarity makes me hate you. Quoted: See if it's still under warrenty and let them take care of it for you. What kind of detector? Tesoro Cibola with ground balance mod. I have got about $10.00 in clad and copper with it so far along with various trinkets and quite a few bullets/casings. Does a real good job of discriminating and has decent depth. Today, it was miserable trying to get through all the trash to find the good targets. Gold will fall in the foil - aluminum range so I didn't want to knock all the hits out. Pistol is soaking in PB Blaster until I can get some stronger stuff tomorrow. Just throwing that out there... ya know... Just saying.... The fact that you are working your ass off and taking pictures of what you are doing... Pretty awesome!. Would a nod to the funny man kill ya? Not that you have to... not at all... just making conversation here.... Juuuuust thinking out loud. |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 9:04:30 PM EST
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Quoted: http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k64/rustygun3030/FIE_Titan_Tiger.jpg Found it. A damn shame such a finely crafted revolver has left us. LOL yep my folks had a pawn shop with FFL when i was in Jr high and high school I wanted to order one so bad as they were only $59 at the time |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 9:07:07 PM EST
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wow... ballsy dicking around with a murder weapon. -V |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 9:17:17 PM EST
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While I am impressed with your photographic cataloging of your resurrecting of this murder weapon of doom: your ignoring my barbs of hilarity makes me hate you. Just throwing that out there... ya know... Just saying.... The fact that you are working your ass off and taking pictures of what you are doing... Pretty awesome!. Would a nod to the funny man kill ya? Not that you have to... not at all... just making conversation here.... Juuuuust thinking out loud. Attention whore much? Just to make you feel better I have been laughing at your posts.
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Posted: 5/24/2010 9:25:19 PM EST
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Tag
Interesting find and I have to agree with others about it being a likely candidate for a murder weapon. |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 10:12:40 PM EST
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Rangermonroe, you have not been forgotten. I have been quite entertained and have, in fact, laughed out loud at your tomfoolery. Your bit on the molasses is pure literary genius. You are the Lou Costello to my Bud Abbott
 Keep it up sir.
Now, back to business. It is open and it operates like a finely tuned pair of Swiss rocks. Bore is a little dark and the chambers may need a bit of scrubbing. The ejector works The action, however, is full of sand and the only way to get the trigger group out are 2 pins (no screws for this baby) and I already bent to hell my only punch of that size. The trigger and hammer operate to a limited degree. The cylinder is in free spin which may be due to everything else being jammed up. I tried to bend the trigger guard out to free the trigger and it crumbled as soon as I looked at it. Pot metal is not real flexy.
Now, if I can get it operating and it times this baby is getting a range test. I will need several 10' poles and +P loads are not out of the question
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Posted: 5/24/2010 10:13:28 PM EST
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SKIP the 'rust remover' chemicals..
Get yourself: 1) Sodium Carbonate ('Arm & Hammer Washing Soda' (From the grocery store) or 'Ph UP' pool chemical from Home Depot) 2) 12V car-battery charger 3) Bucket 4) piece of rebar.... 5) Fishing line Negative battery cable goes on the gun, positive on the rebar... Rebar gets put in the bucket, with water/sodium-carbonate mix, hang the gun in the bucket, so that the water doesn't contact the negative cable... Power it up and leave it The resulting electrolysis will reduce the rust without further damaging the gun.... |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:01:57 PM EST
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tag
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:04:49 PM EST
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Awesome thread went from incredible to astonishingly amazing.
Ghetto tagging. |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:15:32 PM EST
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Quoted: Awesome thread went from incredible to astonishingly amazing. Ghetto tagging. Indeed. I'm in for the range report.
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:37:23 PM EST
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wow
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:40:19 PM EST
[#26]
fuck yea.
in for the updates |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:43:47 PM EST
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Rangermonroe, you have not been forgotten. I have been quite entertained and have, in fact, laughed out loud at your tomfoolery. Your bit on the molasses is pure literary genius. You are the Lou Costello to my Bud Abbott Keep it up sir.
Now, back to business. It is open and it operates like a finely tuned pair of Swiss rocks. Bore is a little dark and the chambers may need a bit of scrubbing. The ejector works The action, however, is full of sand and the only way to get the trigger group out are 2 pins (no screws for this baby) and I already bent to hell my only punch of that size. The trigger and hammer operate to a limited degree. The cylinder is in free spin which may be due to everything else being jammed up. I tried to bend the trigger guard out to free the trigger and it crumbled as soon as I looked at it. Pot metal is not real flexy.
Now, if I can get it operating and it times this baby is getting a range test. I will need several 10' poles and +P loads are not out of the question
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240205.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240204.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240203.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240201.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240200.jpg You didn't say if there was any ammo or brass left in the cylinder. |
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:47:46 PM EST
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In for range report.
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Posted: 5/24/2010 11:53:03 PM EST
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you found the gun that killed Hoffa
hide your dogs |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 12:10:41 AM EST
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SKIP the 'rust remover' chemicals.. Get yourself: 1) Sodium Carbonate ('Arm & Hammer Washing Soda' (From the grocery store) or 'Ph UP' pool chemical from Home Depot) 2) 12V car-battery charger 3) Bucket 4) piece of rebar.... 5) Fishing line Negative battery cable goes on the gun, positive on the rebar... Rebar gets put in the bucket, with water/sodium-carbonate mix, hang the gun in the bucket, so that the water doesn't contact the negative cable... Power it up and leave it The resulting electrolysis will reduce the rust without further damaging the gun.... Like this. The workpiece here is a barreled rifle action that had been carelessly stored and became rusty. 
The brown stuff near the rebar pieces consists of oxygen foam colored by rust forming on the sacrificial rebar. The MOST IMPORTANT THINGS are: - You must have electrical continuity, or nothing will happen, and - MAKE SURE THE NEGATIVE CHARGE GOES ON THE WORKPIECE!!! |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 12:32:34 AM EST
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- MAKE SURE THE NEGATIVE CHARGE GOES ON THE WORKPIECE!!! Unless of course you want to plate the piece...
-V |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 12:36:39 AM EST
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Rangermonroe, you have not been forgotten. I have been quite entertained and have, in fact, laughed out loud at your tomfoolery. Your bit on the molasses is pure literary genius. You are the Lou Costello to my Bud Abbott Keep it up sir.
Now, back to business. It is open and it operates like a finely tuned pair of Swiss rocks. Bore is a little dark and the chambers may need a bit of scrubbing. The ejector works The action, however, is full of sand and the only way to get the trigger group out are 2 pins (no screws for this baby) and I already bent to hell my only punch of that size. The trigger and hammer operate to a limited degree. The cylinder is in free spin which may be due to everything else being jammed up. I tried to bend the trigger guard out to free the trigger and it crumbled as soon as I looked at it. Pot metal is not real flexy.
Now, if I can get it operating and it times this baby is getting a range test. I will need several 10' poles and +P loads are not out of the question
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240205.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240204.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240203.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240201.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240200.jpg Broken trigger guard aside, that looks much better... |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 12:40:17 AM EST
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Uh, hey buddy. Can I get my gun back now? I was right in the middle of a torture test and you just royally fucked it up. I was just getting ready to dog that thing back up and drop it out of an airplane
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:09:50 AM EST
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Uh, hey buddy. Can I get my gun back now? I was right in the middle of a torture test and you just royally fucked it up. I was just getting ready to dog that thing back up and drop it out of an airplane It's OK. I'll take it from here. I want to see if it can survive a double charged round with a bullet already lodged in the barrel with the cylinder out of time
Oh, and no ammo found in the cylinder. I did find 1 .38 Spl case about 30 yards away on the river bank, it's in one of my original pictures. I'm going to csi all over its' ass to see if it was fired from the gun 
I'm heading to Harbor Freight now to take a look at battery chargers and find some rebar. This project already has me down $8.00 for a gun which is worth about -$25.00 |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:15:54 AM EST
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So is there a serial number?
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:16:30 AM EST
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SKIP the 'rust remover' chemicals.. Get yourself: 1) Sodium Carbonate ('Arm & Hammer Washing Soda' (From the grocery store) or 'Ph UP' pool chemical from Home Depot) 2) 12V car-battery charger 3) Bucket 4) piece of rebar.... 5) Fishing line Negative battery cable goes on the gun, positive on the rebar... Rebar gets put in the bucket, with water/sodium-carbonate mix, hang the gun in the bucket, so that the water doesn't contact the negative cable... Power it up and leave it The resulting electrolysis will reduce the rust without further damaging the gun.... Like this. The workpiece here is a barreled rifle action that had been carelessly stored and became rusty. http://members.cox.net/southparkmilitia/images/reverse_electro1.jpg The brown stuff near the rebar pieces consists of oxygen foam colored by rust forming on the sacrificial rebar. The MOST IMPORTANT THINGS are: - You must have electrical continuity, or nothing will happen, and - MAKE SURE THE NEGATIVE CHARGE GOES ON THE WORKPIECE!!! So what did it look like after you were done? Before & after pictures? |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:17:45 AM EST
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So is there a serial number? None that I can see. I need to get the corrosion off. |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:22:15 AM EST
[#38]
Nice find
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:25:53 AM EST
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very cool!
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:26:32 AM EST
[#40]
Ooo...you found scrap metal shaped like a gun
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:26:49 AM EST
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TAG to see how this cleans up.
Good work! |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:28:12 AM EST
[#42]
Well now, that's a very cool find!
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:37:55 AM EST
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Quoted: Rangermonroe, you have not been forgotten. I have been quite entertained and have, in fact, laughed out loud at your tomfoolery. Your bit on the molasses is pure literary genius. You are the Lou Costello to my Bud Abbott Keep it up sir.Now, back to business. It is open and it operates like a finely tuned pair of Swiss rocks. Bore is a little dark and the chambers may need a bit of scrubbing. The ejector works The action, however, is full of sand and the only way to get the trigger group out are 2 pins (no screws for this baby) and I already bent to hell my only punch of that size. The trigger and hammer operate to a limited degree. The cylinder is in free spin which may be due to everything else being jammed up. I tried to bend the trigger guard out to free the trigger and it crumbled as soon as I looked at it. Pot metal is not real flexy.Now, if I can get it operating and it times this baby is getting a range test. I will need several 10' poles and +P loads are not out of the question http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240205.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240204.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240203.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240201.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240200.jpg Dude, you're well on your way to making your very own Fitz special! |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:40:26 AM EST
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Tagged for outcome!
Excellent work. |
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:43:59 AM EST
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Good updates OP
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:46:31 AM EST
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Kicked it out of the sand and said, "wtf, that's a pistol grip!" Can't identify any maker marks or s.n.'s as of yet. Looks cheap, plastic grips, alloy frame with steel barrel (about .38) and cylinder. I'm going to douse it with naval jelly and see if I can't find some markings on it. I don't know whether it is loaded or not. Anyone know when the next gun buy back is taking place?
This was on the AZ side of the Colorado River near Yuma. Also found several pennys, a dime, 1920 wheat cent, stainless spoon and a matchbox car. The area was filthy with aluminum cans, shreads of cans, pull tabs, and beer caps  . I wish people would pick up their trash. Found a sterling ring in the same area a couple of days ago.
mfn http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240190.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240189.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240188.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/P5240187.jpg Nice find FYI there is a few unsolved shootings on the river southwest of the 4th Ave bridge dam gang bangers you may want to contact the PD but that is your call 
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:47:08 AM EST
[#47]
Cool thread! Thanks for the pics.
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:52:29 AM EST
[#48]
Cool find!
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:55:03 AM EST
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Very cool.
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Posted: 5/25/2010 6:55:53 AM EST
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This thread actually does deliver - I like that
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