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Hey yall! So I have two left handed dueling pistols that I know literally nothing about. I was wondering if anyone here happened to know anything about them...origin, significance, value, etc... The name on the side (of the gunsmith?) is Rich Holli. Here...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ih8mud):
Anything coming from your grandfather (and his father before him) is history enough keep them, family history....
I would keep them, family history notwithstanding.
They are very nice pistols but I wouldn't describe them as left handed .
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Hello Again Everyone,
I have a question. We recently went on a tour of historic homes from the 1800,s in Pensaxola, FL. A few things struck me:
1: The standard of living has gone way up in this country. I am not even talking about modern appliances ans...
Started by obbn on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at straightdope):
Also, back in history, rich people Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History by Robert Darnton ( 1985, Vintage Books.
For many so that they would be clean for church on Sunday morning .
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Re: Old books 1800's-early 1900's To Whom With the Experience of Old Books!
I have a set of 4 books titled: The School Library Encyclopedia
Copyrighted 1897 Bellows Brothers Publisher in Chicago
"Embracing History, Geography, Discovery, Invention, Biography...
Started by pcobb1949 on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at rarityguide):
Re: Old books 1800's-early 1900's I have copies of Graded Literature Readers first (1899), second books are worth? Re: Old books 1800's-early 1900's The book He Leadeth Me was given to me a long time, please let me know! ....
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When I read and look upon Russia in the two centuries between the 1700's and 1800's, I can't help but divide it into three parts...
1700 the apogee (enlighted, colorful, cultural, progressive),
1780-1820 the peak
1821-1917 the decline (conservative, grey...
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Good evening!
Just signed up today and introduced myself in the "New Members Intro" section. I'm wondering if anybody here has any experience with an 1800's circular sawmill that would have been used for sawing barn timbers and such. I'm going to rescue...
Started by history nut on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at vintageprojects):
Przeprowadzki mieszkan You should....
Check my site below, and tell me what you thinking about it .
Hi
It is my first time on this forum, and i would like to say hello to all people here .
Welcome to the site! love to see some pics when you have the opportunity .
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While browsing i came across this wonderful site which has had much time & effort put into it if the content is anything to go by .
The List of Titles
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancest...ndex/Dates.html
A sample title ( The Devizes & Wiltshire...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at warminster-forum):
I must have missed it when you first posted it but just had a look at The Belfast Newsletter from 1829 .
Anyone had a browse through this lot yet or found anything local in them .
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Hello everybody, my father recently handed down some old books from the 1800s to me, he said they were from his mothers side of the family. and im curious if anybody could give me any insight on their value?, i found similar books on ebay in good condition...
Started by invertedhorizons on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at bookstellyouwhy):
I was just wondering if you found any valuation information on that set? .
I have a set of the same Lossing books, not as nice as yours .
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Started by YankeeQuebec on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at reddit):
Or even older 1800's era anyway, let's make a PR stunt....
Yao.png They could very easily be WWI and WWII collector grade pieces .
WWII lugers 4 O/U shotguns 1800's pistols one flintlock.
The list of guns they destroyed was sad.
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:30:37 +0100, "TheDysk" <thedysk@nospam.please.thedysk.plus.com
Hi,
I having tracked down an ancestor in the 1871 census (George Round).The
census is for the Dudley area and it shows that he was a Boatman and was
living ...
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:32:24 +0100, Don Aitken <don-aitken@freeuk.com
On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:30:37 +0100, "TheDysk"
<thedysk@nospam.please.thedysk.plus.com
It may help with your search to note that the boats which operated on
the Midland narrow... .
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:06:06 +1000, "Krater Makedonski" <krater@yahoo.com
Answer: They knew NOTHING. "HellAss" was invented for them by the "Western
Philhellasses" :-)
"Shortly after the outbreak of the Revolution, one of the local Greek
leaders...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
Fox
Professor of History
Tomball College
Tomball, TX, USA
In the provinces close.
Here's some correct history for you, Bulgar:
Re Fyrom:
<<?
by
Clifton R.
Makedonski" <krater@yahoo.com
Silly.
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