Subject: [TR] WWII fuel cans

From: John Summers <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 17:11:11 +0000 (UTC)

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Yes, I know this os off topic but not when It comes to WW II history. =C2=
=A0My dad was an involuntary participantin that war. =C2=A0He left me sever=
al relics and none more quaint than a .25cal automatic. It's actually a .62=
3 Chek-Duzek. =C2=A0Several years ago I thought I could make a buck selling=
 it but at a recent local gun show the severaldealers I contacted had no id=
ea what it was or it's value. =C2=A0What I had read gave a range up to $700=
. =C2=A0These defuuseswanted to pay me next to nothing. =C2=A0Being that Ja=
cksonville isn't a great storehouse of knowledge about such things=C2=A0I d=
idn't take the bait. =C2=A0Of course, apparently my dad was more concerned =
about having a small gun than one of obviousvalue such as the Baretta he tr=
aded for the Chek Duzek. =C2=A0Good enough for a boy from a West Virginia "=
hollar".So, I have three .22 rifles, one .22 pistol, three ,22 rifles, two =
.32 ca; pistols (one antique) the Chek Dusek, and a .38calpistol!! =C2=A0My=
 Great Grandfathers 16 gauge shot gun and my own single shot Winchester 16 =
gauge my dad boughtfor me at age EIGHT. =C2=A0We lived in a small town with=
 the Ohio River one one side and hills behind our house. =C2=A0An older bud=
dyand I trooped around town carrying these "bazookas" and 10 minutes later =
would be on the side of a hillblasting cans or trees. =C2=A0I imagine if we=
 would have had a gas can we might have filled it with gas and blasted it.T=
he same friend made pistols out of galvanized pipe, shove a "Silver Salute"=
 in, drop a marble in the barrel light itand pray it wouldn't blow up. =C2=
=A0Almost as exciting as driving top down in my '74 TR 6 at 45 or 50 down a=
 city streettalking to the driver beside you about him having a TR 6 way ba=
ck when I slobbered for one and how much it meant to him.We've ALL had that=
 experience I'm sure!!! =C2=A0I kinda got TR 6 into that long story to make=
 it turn out legit:)))=C2=A0
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ont-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, =
sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598=
">Yes, I know this os off topic but not when It comes to WW II history. &nb=
sp;My dad was an involuntary participant</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_=
1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">in that war. &nbsp;He left me several reli=
cs and none more quaint than a .25cal automatic. It's actually a .623 Chek-=
</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">Duzek. =
&nbsp;Several years ago I thought I could make a buck selling it but at a r=
ecent local gun show the several</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14623760=
20317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">dealers I contacted had no idea what it was or it'=
s value. &nbsp;What I had read gave a range up to $700. &nbsp;These defuuse=
s</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">wanted=
 to pay me next to nothing. &nbsp;Being that Jacksonville isn't a great sto=
rehouse of knowledge about such things&nbsp;</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym1=
9_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">I didn't take the bait. &nbsp;Of cours=
e, apparently my dad was more concerned about having a small gun than one o=
f obvious</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr=
">value such as the Baretta he traded for the Chek Duzek. &nbsp;Good enough=
 for a boy from a West Virginia "hollar".</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1=
_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">So, I have three .22 rifles, one .22 pist=
ol, three ,22 rifles, two .32 ca; pistols (one antique) the Chek Dusek, and=
 a .38cal</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr=
">pistol!! &nbsp;My Great Grandfathers 16 gauge shot gun and my own single =
shot Winchester 16 gauge my dad bought</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14=
62376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">for me at age EIGHT. &nbsp;We lived in a sma=
ll town with the Ohio River one one side and hills behind our house. &nbsp;=
An older buddy</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=
=3D"ltr">and I trooped around town carrying these "bazookas" and 10 minutes=
 later would be on the side of a hill</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_146=
2376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">blasting cans or trees. &nbsp;I imagine if we=
 would have had a gas can we might have filled it with gas and blasted it.<=
/div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">The same=
 friend made pistols out of galvanized pipe, shove a "Silver Salute" in, dr=
op a marble in the barrel light it</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_146237=
6020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">and pray it wouldn't blow up. &nbsp;Almost as ex=
citing as driving top down in my '74 TR 6 at 45 or 50 down a city street</d=
iv><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">talking to=
 the driver beside you about him having a TR 6 way back when I slobbered fo=
r one and how much it meant to him.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14623=
76020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">We've ALL had that experience I'm sure!!! &nbsp=
;I kinda got TR 6 into that long story to make it turn out legit:)))</div><=
div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1462376020317_14598" dir=3D"ltr">&nbsp;</div></=
div></body></html>
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