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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 1972 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #165 - Oct 25^th, 2020 at 4:11pm	Print Post
	It looks like Ad Topperwein.


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45govt Full Member Offline Posts: 188 Location: Nevada City, CA Joined: Oct 10^th, 2009	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #166 - Oct 25^th, 2020 at 4:54pm	Print Post
	It is from Shooting and Fishing Here is a larger snip

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #167 - Oct 25^th, 2020 at 8:48pm	Print Post
	"Plinky" put on weight, but Ad was always slim. In any case, the "rifleman" is clearly a serious shooter and it did cross my mind that he might have been an exhibition shooter, perhaps for Stevens, as the cases surely look professionally made. Bill Lawrence


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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #168 - Oct 25^th, 2020 at 9:54pm	Print Post
	My thanks to the several of you who provided more information about the "Rifleman and His Pets" photo. Accompanying the photo is a short, explanatory article wherein the owner unfortunately chooses to be anonymous. But there is something perhaps of import. The article and photo are from the Oct. 31, 1901 issue. Therein the author mentions that the rifle he is holding is for the .28-30-120 cartridge, "the latest production of the Stevens Company", and that he loads his own cartridges using "Fg King's Semi Smokeless". The point is that it seems to me that past Forum queries have been about when the .28-30 cartridge and and also when semi-smokeless powder began to be used; if so, here's some first-hand evidence, for what it's worth. Bill Lawrence


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scharfe Oldtimer Offline A good plan today beats a perfect plan tomorrow. Posts: 502 Location: ny / pa line Joined: Dec 18^th, 2006	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #169 - Oct 26^th, 2020 at 8:30am	Print Post
	Mr. Lawrence, The man may be John A. Cox of Hoosick, Ny. In the Dec 5 issue of Shooting and Fishing he writes of his Stevens 49 in 28/30 purchased in the spring and not having fitted it yet with a scope. The gentleman in the picture makes reference to Albany, Ny (near Hoosick) and what I can make out from the photo the rifle he is holding matches that (could be a 49 and is scopeless). Does anyone know who used the handle "Crimp" back then possibly Charles Herrick ? Also who used the handle "Aberdeen." I'm reading all this from digital copies of Shooting and Fishing. They are in the Cornell Univ. Library and the originals came from W T Hornady of the Ny Zoological Society.
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RSW Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1158 Location: Arizona Joined: Sep 8^th, 2006	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #170 - Oct 26^th, 2020 at 10:49am	Print Post
	45govt Thanks for posting that photo with those Stevens cased rifles. To help explain it a bit, below is the text from Shooting & Fishing that went with that photo.

	Randy W ASSRA 10211 - ISSA 125 There are indeed two Americas. Simply put, it is not the haves and have nots. The two Americans are in reality divided into those who do and those who don't.
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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #171 - Oct 26^th, 2020 at 12:55pm	Print Post
	My only problem with considering John Cox is why not say you're from Hoosick? Or is Hoosick very near the more well-known Albany? There was a time, for example, when I said I was from South Bend, Indiana simply because most people, including those from nearby towns, had never heard of the mini village of Granger, some 10 miles north of The Bend. Bill Lawrence


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scharfe Oldtimer Offline A good plan today beats a perfect plan tomorrow. Posts: 502 Location: ny / pa line Joined: Dec 18^th, 2006	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #172 - Oct 26^th, 2020 at 1:37pm	Print Post
	It's a common upstate Ny thing. Nobody want's to be from "East Chicken Lips". Years ago I met a guy while in Tn, My coworker introduced him saying "he's from your neck of the woods". Him = "I'm from Syracuse". Me = "I'm from Binghamton". Him = "I'm really from Endicott". Me = "No sh**, me too". Come to find out he was 2 years behind me in High School.
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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #173 - Oct 27^th, 2020 at 10:16pm	Print Post
	Digging through the New Braunfels Schuetzen Verein archives, I just stumbled across this photo. It's titled "Stevens Rifle Team".
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	J. Scott McCash&&New Braunfels, TX&&830-237-2376&&jsmccash@yahoo.com
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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #174 - Oct 28^th, 2020 at 6:34am	Print Post
	And I agree with the middle man: whether it's the team or the rifles, Stevens is No. 1! Bill Lawrence


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John Rigby Full Member Offline Posts: 200 Location: Midwest Joined: Nov 8^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #175 - Oct 28^th, 2020 at 9:36am	Print Post
	I think what he is saying is that "I wish I had a Ballard, my scores would have been much better!" At least that's what I take from the picture.

	John Rigby
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15771 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #176 - Oct 28^th, 2020 at 10:09am	Print Post
	John Rigby wrote on Oct 28^th, 2020 at 9:36am: I think what he is saying is that "I wish I had a Ballard, my scores would have been much better!" At least that's what I take from the picture. Funny, that's what I got from it too!

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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #177 - Oct 28^th, 2020 at 12:31pm	Print Post
	Back side of the New Braunfels "Stevens rifle team" photo
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	J. Scott McCash&&New Braunfels, TX&&830-237-2376&&jsmccash@yahoo.com
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AndyZ Full Member Offline Posts: 227 Location: Madison, Ct. Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #178 - Oct 29^th, 2020 at 8:07pm	Print Post
	One more picture just to muddy the waters. Now lets see if I can post it.


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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 313 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #179 - Nov 4^th, 2020 at 8:50pm	Print Post
	Bill Cody invades Ottawa 140 years too early. Please click on link for full story. Regards

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