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Title: No insult intended
Post by butlersrangers on Oct 10^th, 2014 at 4:13pm

I was deleting photos from my computer's hard drive today and found two related to fellow KCA Forum members.� I thought I would share with others a picture of Dick Hosmer's first bike and Psteinmayer 'ramping up' for next year's Vintage Matches at Camp Perry.

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Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by 98src on Oct 10^th, 2014 at 11:54pm

Didn't know the Army used Trapdoors on bicycles. I have a 92/96 Krag that spent some time with the Bicycle Troops ( 25th Infantry, aka the "Buffalo Soldiers" ) in 1897.

Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by butlersrangers on Oct 11^th, 2014 at 1:03am

Their bicycle ride from Montana to St. Louis is an epic.� What a prize rifle you have!

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Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by psteinmayer on Oct 11^th, 2014 at 12:29pm

No offense taken!!!

Where in the world did you find this older picture of me? (yes, it does look a little like me, LOL) The funny thing is I'm no longer that large... I've lost over 160 pounds now!

:D

Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by butlersrangers on Oct 11^th, 2014 at 1:41pm

It's the extra ammo and chargers that make a man look large!

Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by Dick Hosmer on Oct 11^th, 2014 at 2:23pm

No offense taken here either - just thought I'd let you sweat a bit! Can you imagine how many punctures per mile those guys must have had? Wonder how often the entire command was actually rolling all at the same time.

And, just think - that guy might be Kim Kardashian's great grandfather! Similar mustache, at least.

Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by butlersrangers on Oct 12^th, 2014 at 12:07am

Kim, who...?
� Hey Dick, do you still have that bike old 'Rosebud'?� Oh, right,�that's the name of your sled!

Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by butlersrangers on Oct 19^th, 2014 at 3:55pm

Paul:� Is this how they set 'Fuses' in the Navy?

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Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by psteinmayer on Oct 19^th, 2014 at 8:18pm

I love the huge "Ice Tong" devices used to lift that shell into the breach! Those old tars must have been something in a bar fight, LOL

Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by reincarnated on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 2:28pm

Tis a lovely cutlass. Can anyone supply details?

Title: Re: No insult intended
Post by butlersrangers on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 9:35pm

I cannot add any details. The picture was posted on the Culver's Pages without provenance.