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Rambler

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Christmas gift
« on: December 27, 2017, 08:20:37 PM »
Old Santa [ my wife ] was really good to me this year .



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Offline Daryl

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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2017, 08:25:06 PM »
Good book!
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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2017, 09:50:28 PM »
That's a great gift!
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Offline flinchrocket

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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2017, 02:19:43 AM »
Open mine, inside the front cover reads "Christmas 1983". Good book
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Offline oldtravler61

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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2017, 04:12:56 AM »
 I asked for a and rifle from Him Kibler....got a box of Keebler crackers instead.....Maybe I wasn't very clear...😡
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Offline SingleMalt

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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2017, 04:55:48 PM »
I have the older edition.  I'd like to get the newer one for the color plates.
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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2017, 07:09:20 PM »
Quote from: SingleMalt on December 30, 2017, 04:55:48 PM
I have the older edition.  I'd like to get the newer one for the color plates.

The color pages are great, but all the black and white photo's were re-scanned for the new edition.  They are much sharper than my old edition.  The new edition is well worth the money.

-Ron
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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2017, 08:25:43 PM »
Quote from: Ky-Flinter on December 30, 2017, 07:09:20 PM
Quote from: SingleMalt on December 30, 2017, 04:55:48 PM
I have the older edition.  I'd like to get the newer one for the color plates.

The color pages are great, but all the black and white photo's were re-scanned for the new edition.  They are much sharper than my old edition.  The new edition is well worth the money.

-Ron

Thanks for the intel.
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Offline Gun_Nut_73

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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2017, 11:56:19 PM »
I have two variations of the first edition of "Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age"

1) About 2 1/2 inches thick, copyright 1960, signed Joe Kindig Jr.

2) About 1 3/4 inches thick, copyright 1960, first printing 1960, with a note from Jay Gaynor that George Shumway had inscribed it to Joe, and presented it to him, but Joe returned it with a notation "Alas, a defective copy" and did not sign his name.  This is, I am guessing, an early second edition that had a few errors that needed to be corrected  in later copies.
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Offline Don Stith

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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2017, 12:19:05 AM »
If this is a game of one upmanship:
 I have 4  of the first editions.  The best one is the Deluxe limited edition(only 200 printed).  It is signed by all the principal contributors and has three rifles in color. Mine is no. 108 of 200
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Offline vanu

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Re: Christmas gift
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2017, 05:15:39 AM »
Rambler,
That's pretty cool...I think your wife must be a great friend and a wonderful person...
Bruce
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