That Guy
Homegrown Unknown
- Location
- Monterey Bay
Hey you collectors, thrifters & dumpster divers!
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SifuPhil
R.I.P. With Us In Spirit Only
- Location
- Pennsylvania, USA
"DARN it! I'm sick and tired of being a scarecrow. Charles Atlas says he can mail me a REAL FMK 9mm handgun - I'll gamble a stamp and get his FREE extra-capacity clip!"
~ Charles Atlas ad, 2013
~ Charles Atlas ad, 2013
That Guy
Homegrown Unknown
- Location
- Monterey Bay
Happyflowerlady
Vagabond Flowerchild
- Location
- Northern Alabama
Pappy, I loved my cap guns , too ! I would get a whole 50 cents allowance, and kept my little pile of the half dollars on the shelf, and watched it grow, so I could save up enough for the latest wonderful gun and holster set at the Five and Dime store. My mom would always pay half, so that helped me to save up for it faster.
Roy Rogers was my first hero, so anything that had his name on it, was top choice for me. Of course, being horse-crazy, it was Trigger that I really loved, and nothing that I wanted more than my own pony.
I remember that Wonder Bread had a coloring contest, and the winners got to go and see Annie Oakley at the rodeo.
I don't remember if I won, or if my mom just took me, but seeing Gene Autry and Annie Oakley was pretty special, and I am sure the autographed pictures that I had signed, would be worth a good price today, as well.
Roy Rogers was my first hero, so anything that had his name on it, was top choice for me. Of course, being horse-crazy, it was Trigger that I really loved, and nothing that I wanted more than my own pony.
I remember that Wonder Bread had a coloring contest, and the winners got to go and see Annie Oakley at the rodeo.
I don't remember if I won, or if my mom just took me, but seeing Gene Autry and Annie Oakley was pretty special, and I am sure the autographed pictures that I had signed, would be worth a good price today, as well.
That Guy
Homegrown Unknown
- Location
- Monterey Bay
I was a Roy Rogers fan, too. I'm sure my six shooters and holsters were Roy Rogers products.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Sifu...Charles wouldn't send me a gun so I had to buy my own. Kel-Tec 9 mm. And darn, I had to pay for the extra clip. These guns are made right here in Cocoa, FL.
SifuPhil
R.I.P. With Us In Spirit Only
- Location
- Pennsylvania, USA
I notice that Gene Autry, Roy Rogers et al got all the attention when it came to premiums and giveaways in the cowboy world.
What I'd like to know is, why didn't Clint Eastwood's Western characters catch on the same way?
What I'd like to know is, why didn't Clint Eastwood's Western characters catch on the same way?
SifuPhil
R.I.P. With Us In Spirit Only
- Location
- Pennsylvania, USA
Nice!
My old sparring partner / best man lives somewhere in or near Cocoa - I wouldn't be surprised if he works at the factory. He loves him some guns.
JustBonee
SF VIP
- Location
- Texas Gulf Coast
I got to meet Roy Rogers and Dale Evans many years ago when his son Roy Jr. (Dusty) came to my small country town to get married. He married a girl who's family I often babysat for.
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20096907,00.html
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20096907,00.html
Pappy
Living the Dream
Remember the X-Ray glasses? I got a pair of them and I couldn't see much of anything through them. They were more like the 3D glasses you received at the movies. And, the glasses where the eyeballs were on springs and they would droop down.
How about the penny whistles. They were round and about the size of a quarter with a hole in the middle. My mom took them away after my brother swallowed his. As time passed, so did the whistle.
How about the penny whistles. They were round and about the size of a quarter with a hole in the middle. My mom took them away after my brother swallowed his. As time passed, so did the whistle.
R. Zimm
Member
- Location
- SE Florida
Another Kel-Tec owner here (P-11). Great value and your right about supporting a local (FLA) company.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Great size for concealment. My Ruger 357 is way to large for that, but is a great weapon. I have a 1955 Baretta 22 LR which is about the same size as the P11, but too heavy to conceal. I want to get up to Kel-Tec next summer and check out the place.
That Guy
Homegrown Unknown
- Location
- Monterey Bay
I do not own weapons simply because I will use them in a heart beat. You may thank Uncle Sham for that...
But, I have been wanting to get some replica stuff: A non-firing old fashioned Colt 45 revolver to hang on my bedpost and an old fashioned Winchester rifle and/or M16 to prop beside the California flag I have on a pole in the corner of my living room. Am reconsidering the rifles and thinking an old longboard might be better.
Ahhh, the joys of home decorating. I'll do yours for a nominal fee . . .
But, I have been wanting to get some replica stuff: A non-firing old fashioned Colt 45 revolver to hang on my bedpost and an old fashioned Winchester rifle and/or M16 to prop beside the California flag I have on a pole in the corner of my living room. Am reconsidering the rifles and thinking an old longboard might be better.
Ahhh, the joys of home decorating. I'll do yours for a nominal fee . . .