survived Romulan Death Flu and celebrated with 2 new toys

[Jim Colvill]

The last couple of weeks have been tough. Somehow caught a nasty bug which aggravated my COPD and left me flat . Now feeling better and went to my local pawn shop where I had a few things on lay away. #1 is an Modello 1891 Argentine cavalry carbine made by Ludwig Lowe, Berlin. that makes two firsts for me: first South American Mauser and first antique. While there I was noticing an Arisaka Type 99 Short Rifle. It has the monopod, AA sights, original sling and came with a bayonet and scabbard. So while I'm feeling better I've now increased the calibers of my collection by two.

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[MountainBear]

I have four South American Mausers, two are Loewe (antiques). But I don't have the carbine yet. For some reason it's so ugly it's gorgeous. It's on my list when I get done with my project list a bit and free up some funds. Nice score!

 

[etrain16]

Glad to hear you survived, you need to restrain yourself from kissing those Romulans

That aside, if you have to get sick, those are some mighty fine gifts to yourself for getting better