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07-29-2015, 04:09 PM
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Unfortunately SINGER guns are among the most forged 1911s. The above of your picture is absolutely a dream! Regards Sergio
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07-31-2015, 01:35 PM
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Nuts, I have 3 Singers...
... Sewing Machines! 
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07-31-2015, 03:24 PM
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 That is what was meant by this quote below (after he saw a Gillette razor blade factory in the USA)... and he was right! "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." - Isoroku Yamamoto Too bad they weren't able to use some of that kind of manufacturing expertise and power to produce a better pistol than the Nambu... (sorry I just couldn't resist  )
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07-31-2015, 07:20 PM
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 Have you ever even SHOT a Nambu?!  
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08-01-2015, 03:29 AM
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I agree you're absolutely right, too bad genuine one are so scarce (and expensive)! Sergio
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08-03-2015, 10:37 AM
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regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL and are endowed by their Creator with certain UNALIENABLE rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..." |
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08-03-2015, 02:20 PM
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I've never experienced a Nambu, but since I've learned that the action of the Baby Nambu was very much the inspiration for Ruger's Mark series pistol, I appreciate at least that much about them. I just bought a Ruger Standard, made in 1980, at an auction. After a good cleaning, it eats virtually any .22lr I've put into it, causing me to wonder somewhat why I've been diddling around with these old Erma .22's!
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07-31-2015, 04:02 PM
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Cast iron frame & treadle assembly...Lots of interesting levers, nickel plated...NO electric motors... I never saw anyone ever use it. Both my [older] sisters had moved out by the time I was seven or so...  Great fun on a rainy day!  It disappeared while I was overseas... 
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07-31-2015, 04:19 PM
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My mother had one exactly like you described. It had a round leather drive belt. I watched my mother use that sewing machine for hours. She made all of our clothes(three sons) except for socks and underwear. My grandmother had an older model and she could really make that thing sing!! Ah, such fond memories. As the old saying goes "it runs like a Singer Sewing Machine" which meant it ran perfectly. |
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