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kennyc · 01-02-2011, 10:58 AM

Here's Billy.... at least I think he's finished.

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

My dead father, living sister, daughter, St Nicolas and I have birthday in December......receipt for a certain financial disaster.

But what the h...; I grew up with it; money was tight at our house around that time as well.

when I first moved to Washington State I used to dread September. both kids birthdays, school starting which meant school supplies and clothes, and both car tags were due in September. it's much cheaper now, but we used to have over the top car tag fees, I'd pay about a grand for 2 cars not to mention all the other September expenses

desertblues · 01-02-2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Here's Billy.... at least I think he's finished.

My compliments, Kenny. Very well done, thanks.

astra · 01-02-2011, 11:20 AM

Reading about varieties of Breakfast Tea

kennyc · 01-02-2011, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

My compliments, Kenny. Very well done, thanks.

Thanks.

Rumpelteazer · 01-02-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Here's Billy.... at least I think he's finished.

Beautiful!
I wish I had both the skill and patience to draw as well as you!

TheKindleWorm · 01-02-2011, 12:08 PM

Just to add KennyC - "Billy" is blooming brilliant, looks like a photo. And I still can't see how you managed to draw that hat!

So many talented peeps here

kennyc · 01-02-2011, 12:15 PM

Thanks Rumpelteazer and kindleworm! Much appreciated. I didn't really keep close tabs on time, but I think maybe 50-60 hours on this.

WT Sharpe · 01-02-2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Here's Billy.... at least I think he's finished.

Fantastic!

kennyc · 01-02-2011, 01:38 PM

Thanks Tom.

astra · 01-02-2011, 01:39 PM

Hmm. I have found something odd my shed the other day and I am googling for it now.
I know that the guy who sold us this house was a hunter. I have seen a box of used big red shells when we were on the house tour. There was a tall safe screwed to the wall where he probably kept his rifle. I am pretty much used to finding that range from sculls to the whole skeletons of munjacks.
Fine.
However, yesterday I have found another used shell trumped into the earth. I have got a feeling it has nothing to do with hunting weapon. Gevelot 38 SWSP says on its butt? I am no weapon expert. Never used anything except MK16 and Uzi. It looks like something from a pistol? Rifle?

Maybe something ancient from a collection?

tubemonkey · 01-02-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

However, yesterday I have found another used shell trumped into the earth. I have got a feeling it has nothing to do with hunting weapon. Gevelot 38 SWSP says on its butt? I am no weapon expert. Never used anything except MK16 and Uzi. It looks like something from a pistol? Rifle?

Maybe something ancient from a collection?

Gevelot is a French company that used to manufacture ammunition until the end of WWII. After the war they switched to the car industry and other mechanical engineering products.

The cartridge itself is for revolvers (handguns) and is a 38 S&W Super Police, a variant of the 38 S&W which was developed in 1877. The round is fairly anemic and about as powerful as a 38 Special.

I don't think it's being manufactured any more.

astra · 01-02-2011, 02:06 PM

That's in-depth reply I didn't expect.
Thanks.
Maybe he was also a collector of old ammunition? The house is very young, 15 years old, so it could not be there since ...back then. Then again, when they make modern gardens they usually dig up some rubbish in the place and say it is a natural ground. Maybe it was dug up when the house was built and it is a pure chance I found the shell only now.

kindlekitten · 01-02-2011, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Hmm. I have found something odd my shed the other day and I am googling for it now.
I know that the guy who sold us this house was a hunter. I have seen a box of used big red shells when we were on the house tour. There was a tall safe screwed to the wall where he probably kept his rifle. I am pretty much used to finding that range from sculls to the whole skeletons of munjacks.
Fine.
However, yesterday I have found another used shell trumped into the earth. I have got a feeling it has nothing to do with hunting weapon. Gevelot 38 SWSP says on its butt? I am no weapon expert. Never used anything except MK16 and Uzi. It looks like something from a pistol? Rifle?

Maybe something ancient from a collection?

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Originally Posted by astra

That's in-depth reply I didn't expect.
Thanks.
Maybe he was also a collector of old ammunition? The house is very young, 15 years old, so it could not be there since ...back then. Then again, when they make modern gardens they usually dig up some rubbish in the place and say it is a natural ground. Maybe it was dug up when the house was built and it is a pure chance I found the shell only now.

I don't know about England, but a lot of people here re-load. some just like to, and others have a hard time finding the right bullets. I shoot a fairly unusual calibre, .32 Marlin rifle. I ALWAYS keep my brass. either I reload it, or trade it to someone who does do reloading. maybe that is why that was kept

tubemonkey · 01-02-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

That's in-depth reply I didn't expect.
Thanks.
Maybe he was also a collector of old ammunition? The house is very young, 15 years old, so it could not be there since ...back then. Then again, when they make modern gardens they usually dig up some rubbish in the place and say it is a natural ground. Maybe it was dug up when the house was built and it is a pure chance I found the shell only now.

YW. It's hard to say how it got there. I'm not into collecting, so I have no idea what value this round may have held; but I doubt it had any. The British used a variant of this round as their service cartridge until 1963, when they switched to the 9mm.

01-02-2011, 10:58 AM	#25996
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Here's Billy.... at least I think he's finished.

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astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Reading about varieties of Breakfast Tea

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TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Just to add KennyC - "Billy" is blooming brilliant, looks like a photo. And I still can't see how you managed to draw that hat! So many talented peeps here

01-02-2011, 12:15 PM	#26003
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Thanks Rumpelteazer and kindleworm! Much appreciated. I didn't really keep close tabs on time, but I think maybe 50-60 hours on this.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Thanks Tom.

01-02-2011, 01:39 PM	#26006
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Hmm. I have found something odd my shed the other day and I am googling for it now. I know that the guy who sold us this house was a hunter. I have seen a box of used big red shells when we were on the house tour. There was a tall safe screwed to the wall where he probably kept his rifle. I am pretty much used to finding that range from sculls to the whole skeletons of munjacks. Fine. However, yesterday I have found another used shell trumped into the earth. I have got a feeling it has nothing to do with hunting weapon. Gevelot 38 SWSP says on its butt? I am no weapon expert. Never used anything except MK16 and Uzi. It looks like something from a pistol? Rifle? Maybe something ancient from a collection?

01-02-2011, 02:06 PM	#26008
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	That's in-depth reply I didn't expect. Thanks. Maybe he was also a collector of old ammunition? The house is very young, 15 years old, so it could not be there since ...back then. Then again, when they make modern gardens they usually dig up some rubbish in the place and say it is a natural ground. Maybe it was dug up when the house was built and it is a pure chance I found the shell only now.