Here's some pics of a few of my favorite toys.  I'm not a photographer so they're not the greatest in the world.


I call this one the "hitman case" [:)]
[img]http://cray2001.dyndns.org:81/~bcray/images/hitman.jpg[/img]

My nickel-plated Colt-45.  Straight pimpin' yo. [@:D]
[img]http://cray2001.dyndns.org:81/~bcray/images/colt.jpg[/img]

M1 Garand with 10-inch U.F.H. Bayo
[img]http://cray2001.dyndns.org:81/~bcray/images/m1.jpg[/img]

Remington 870
[img]http://cray2001.dyndns.org:81/~bcray/images/870.jpg[/img]

Hmm, I checked back and I can't seem to find a problem.  I am  using a dynamic DNS service.  I wonder if that could be part of it.  Is anyone else having trouble?

I see the pictures fine.

Well good, I was afraid I had screwed things up royally there for a minute.

Nice Garand.  Any story behind it?  Is it (mostly) original?

As fas as I can tell it pretty much is.  It's a springfield, made in july of '44 (traced the serial) with a NM barrel and standard sights. All internal part numbers seems to match up. I added the bayonet and a GI cleaning kit in the butt.

That's probably my favorite of all.  Every time I hold it I try to imagine what it must have been like lugging it around some foreign land and I get a profound sense of gratitude and admiration for those guys.

Edited to add that the trigger and stock each have 4 grooves carved into them.  While it's nice to imagine that it was actually used in combat, I think it's more likely the result of someone trying to impress his friends. [:)]

-AO