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08-18-2010, 08:57 PM | #1 |
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Nice Set
It's too slow around here! Remember, you've forced me to do this....
1913, and 1914, All matching inc. mags. |
08-18-2010, 09:33 PM | #2 |
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Very nice pair !!! Bill
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Just excellent.
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Wow, nice set.
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08-18-2010, 09:53 PM | #5 |
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Hi Fred, You've been busy since the last time I saw you! Your 1914 is particularly interesting. I never knew that a Bo number would have halos. Regards, Norm
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I forgot. For those keeping such records, both of these have the flat main spring retaining spur.
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Beautiful Fred, magnificent. How about an update on the Pete man? Best to you.
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08-19-2010, 08:32 AM | #8 |
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Pete's doing well. We did have a vet visit, as he was off his feed for a day. It may have been a bone fragment, but he seems to have passed it. First Dobie I've ever had that was able to get through a beef rib. Talk about jaws. but no more rib bones for him.
Other than that, he must have been a lady's dog. Anytime I have a female (human) in the house, he just has to get in their lap. It get embarrassing..... FN |
08-19-2010, 09:46 AM | #9 |
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Hey FN, why don't you beat him to the lady's lap? If you toss some dod food in the opposite direction you will, at least, have a chance!!
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Need some input from the experienced Imperial Guys.
When was the Bo stamping done, and why? From my limited experience, and resources, it looks like this was a field test during 1913 and 1914, starting with the Bo 23 and ending at Bo32. Else why stamp them at all? FN |
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FNorm, thanks for sharing these beautiful pair of dreams.
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Hi Fred, It's my understanding that the Bo number was a propriety hardness test used by the Austrian Bohler steel company, like the Brinell test we are familiar with. The halos you have observed would seem to indicate that this test was performed on finished barrels in the DWM plant. Regards, Norm
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Wow so thats what a nice 1913 looks like. Proper preservation goes a long way I guess.
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Norme has pretty well nailed the Bö mark is a measure of hardness much like Brinell or Rockwell. So the number is independent of when the barrel was produced and only indicates the hardness of that particular barrel. I hadn't given it much thought, but judging by the halos, it looks like Böhler provided the steel and DWM produced the barrels and hardness tested them. I believe Böhler is still in business.
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Fred,
I'm sorry, but I hate you! Mike
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Ron!?
Whadja come home from Reno with? All I got was this lousy T shirt! FN |
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Very nice pistols !! Nice presentation, thanks ! Marc Last edited by kidvett; 08-20-2010 at 03:44 PM. |
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Fred,
I came home with a treasure...a lifetime acquistion! I will be taking some photos and posting under the "Early Lugers" topic as soon as I can.
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