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Nice! A keeper.
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06-22-2023, 02:21 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Another nice one!
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06-22-2023, 02:46 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Same style RANGER marking as my mother's 12-gauge I began my bird shooting career with. Don't know when she got it, but she is holding it in the righthand picture here dated October 1934.
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06-22-2023, 08:36 PM | #7 | ||||||
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your mother must have been a good shot from the looks of the duck s seen in piture....what kind of boat is that on the right in the picture...I love that log landing mat...charlie
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Great vintage pics, Dave!
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What great memories your Mom and Dad must have shared.
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That’s an amazing picture. Looks like a Boykin too.
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