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General >> Chit-Chat (for poking fun and off topic subjects) >> 1909 Townsend Whelen Book http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1589337435 Message started by Knute1 on May 13^th, 2020 at 2:37am

Title: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by Knute1 on May 13^th, 2020 at 2:37am

Here is a relatively early Townsend Whelen book (1909), with many references to the Krag rifle, titled "Suggestions To Military Riflemen". The Krag received nearly equal press as the 1903 Springfield due to the Krag at that time was still being used by the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Philippine Constabulary and military schools.

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Title: Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by butlersrangers on May 13^th, 2020 at 4:19am

Whelen 'cut his teeth' target shooting with the Krag.

This work can be ordered online through 'print on demand' services.

Title: Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by mavt on May 13^th, 2020 at 4:24am

So how do you pronounce the good Colonel's last name and the cartridge named after him?

Title: Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by butlersrangers on May 13^th, 2020 at 4:29am

In SE Michigan, "Whale-Inn" ... I believe.

Title: Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by Knute1 on May 13^th, 2020 at 10:48am

Right or wrong, and I have heard others pronounce this way, I pronounce it the same way as Waylon Jennings pronounced his name.

Title: Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by mavt on May 13^th, 2020 at 1:21pm

There are a lot of threads on various forums about the pronunciation. Two posts on different forums both state how Townsend pronounced it and both are different, lol!.

Whee-lin
Wh-laylin

According to wikipedia his friends called him Townie.....James Howe naming it 35 Townie would have eliminated all the confusion.

Title: Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by butlersrangers on May 13^th, 2020 at 2:19pm

"Waylon" works for me ... sling, cartridge, the man.

How do you pronounce "Knute"? (Newt, Ka nute)?

Chassepot, Dreyse, Garand, Mannlicher-Schoenauer, Krag-Jorgensen, Farquharson, Mosin-Nagant, Bethier? ... dang! (Spell-Check doesn't like any of them).

Title: Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Post by Knute1 on May 13^th, 2020 at 9:08pm

Ka-newt. You know, like the phrase:

Did you ka-nock your ka-nee on the door ka-nob?