Boys Axes / Rifles and Knives

I wasn't in the scouts so I didn't have an axe or hatchet of any kind as a kid ( mostly because my dad no longer had his scout hatchet to give me) and I didn't have any firearms, but I did have Ol' blue and I had this Western f48a.
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I'd have loved to have this woodslasher boys axe as a kid but had no use for such a thing.
That Steven's single shot rifle I'd have loved one of them as a kid, hell I'd love to have one now but I wouldn't trade my '79 Sheridan Blue Streak for anything in the world.
Ol' Blue is my most prized possession.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I wasn't in the scouts so I didn't have an axe or hatchet of any kind as a kid ( mostly because my dad no longer had his scout hatchet to give me) and I didn't have any firearms, but I did have Ol' blue and I had this Western f48a.
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I'd have loved to have this woodslasher boys axe as a kid but had no use for such a thing.
That Steven's single shot rifle I'd have loved one of them as a kid, hell I'd love to have one now but I wouldn't trade my '79 Sheridan Blue Streak for anything in the world.
Ol' Blue is my most prized possession.
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Awesome my friend. I was in the scouts for few years in mid late 60’s. Wish I’d have kept my scout knife and stuff. The 1936’ scout book and Stevens Crack shot’ was my father in laws. Thanks for sharing! I bet you’ll see a lot of Marlin semi 22s , buck 110,119/ and Schrade’ knives and some Estwing’ hatchets and such. That’s what I grew up with. My Dad had few interesting old single shots we used to pack around. I learned to shoot on a old mid 1960s Lever Daisy BB gun first.
 
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Idahawk said:
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing!
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I should clarify that neither were new when I got them.
Ol' blue was going on 30 years old when my dad handed it down to me, and the western being late 60's or so was probably going on 40 by the time I ended up with it.
I've put my fair share of miles on that knife, and I've probably put more miles on Ol' blue than my dad did or the cousin he bought it off of.
I can't count how many thousands of pellets I've shot through it, and it was as dead on as ever yesterday morning.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I should clarify that neither were new when I got them.
Ol' blue was going on 30 years old when my dad handed it down to me, and the western being late 60's or so was probably going on 40 by the time I ended up with it.
I've put my fair share of miles on that knife, and I've probably put more miles on Ol' blue than my dad did or the cousin he bought it off of.
I can't count how many thousands of pellets I've shot through it, and it was as dead on as ever yesterday morning.
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around 1971 My Dad passed on a cool old Winchester 22 cal pellet rifle to me. A brake barrel S shot model. I ended up giving it to my nephew 30 years ago. Western States are great Iconic no thrills sturdy great knives. I have a couple I’ve used for many years. The Black beauty’s are nearly indestructible.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I wasn't in the scouts so I didn't have an axe or hatchet of any kind as a kid ( mostly because my dad no longer had his scout hatchet to give me) and I didn't have any firearms, but I did have Ol' blue and I had this Western f48a.
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I'd have loved to have this woodslasher boys axe as a kid but had no use for such a thing.
That Steven's single shot rifle I'd have loved one of them as a kid, hell I'd love to have one now but I wouldn't trade my '79 Sheridan Blue Streak for anything in the world.
Ol' Blue is my most prized possession.
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Those bring back childhood memories. It would take two of us to pump Grampa's Sheridan, it was a real challenge. The rifle wasn't in near as good of condition as that one, probably because of us grandkids.
My Dad was from Colorado and thought Western knifes were the best ever.
 
Awesome to see guys. Appreciate the Sheridan Blue Streak Hickory. Igot one for Xmas way back around 65-66. Same Williams sight too. Recall the price was around $35 back then. Fired those 5mm pointed pellets that came in a can. Took 8 pumps I recall. A lot quicker than my Daisy 25 pump.
 
garry3 said:
Those bring back childhood memories. It would take two of us to pump Grampa's Sheridan, it was a real challenge. The rifle wasn't in near as good of condition as that one, probably because of us grandkids.
My Dad was from Colorado and thought Western knifes were the best ever.
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The walnut was in terrible condition up until a couple years ago.
I had " refinished it " as a teenager with a very ugly stain and some polyurethane varnish, but i decided to undo my terrible handy work.
I stripped the varnish, sanded it down and gave it a BLO finish.
The black finish on the brass wasn't too bad, but about 6 years ago I had to send it off to Tim Macmurray at Mac1airguns here in California to have the barrel soldered back on after it separated at the breech.
I had him drill and tap the receiver for the William's 5dsh peep sight while I was at it ( was a factory option through most of the production run) , and he refinished it in the process.
Boy was I nervous about sending it in the mail, and that down period when I couldn't shoot it seemed to go on forever.
It was like Christmas the day I got it back ( I just sent the bare action thoroughly cleaned to cut labor costs ).
 
Hickory n steel said:
The walnut was in terrible condition up until a couple years ago.
I had " refinished it " as a teenager with a very ugly stain and some polyurethane varnish, but i decided to undo my terrible handy work.
I stripped the varnish, sanded it down and gave it a BLO finish.
The black finish on the brass wasn't too bad, but about 6 years ago I had to send it off to Tim Macmurray at Mac1airguns here in California to have the barrel soldered back on after it separated at the breech.
I had him drill and tap the receiver for the William's 5dsh peep sight while I was at it ( was a factory option through most of the production run) , and he refinished it in the process.
Boy was I nervous about sending it in the mail, and that down period when I couldn't shoot it seemed to go on forever.
It was like Christmas the day I got it back ( I just sent the bare action thoroughly cleaned to cut labor costs ).
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I love them peep sights. I had a Daisey pump action BB gun when I was a kid with flip sights, v-notch to peep so started with them pretty young. I never understood some not liking them, just stop thinking about it, simple.
 
garry3 said:
I love them peep sights. I had a Daisey pump action BB gun when I was a kid with flip sights, v-notch to peep so started with them pretty young. I never understood some not liking them, just stop thinking about it, simple.
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Daisy started making the model 25 again and I love mine, but people who have experienced the originals don't think they're as good.
 
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