Reeder Custom Guns - Till just after the war it was mostly from can till can’t

WB
Till just after the war it was mostly from can till can’t
Sunday, March 07, 2021, 14:28

Seeing how far you could get toward maintaining things. Through shrewd knowledge and hard work they made living and families. Trading and helping each other

That photo was about 50 yrs. post Civil War. The old timers must have been kids when it was going on. I remember in the 1960’s a lot of men dying of heart attacks in their 40’s early 50’s. It was a tough life.

In some very old writings, like 100 yrs. old - WB, 2021-03-07, 08:14
- I think Doug nailed the gun; Marlin M17 - WB, 2021-03-07, 20:16
- Interesting picture - Darryl T., 2021-03-07, 08:35
  - I thought it was Grandparents holding grandkids - steve todd, 2021-03-07, 10:33
    - Minimal wood pump, not Cobb type - WB, 2021-03-07, 12:06
      - I sent you a link. I think it’s a marlin - Df, 2021-03-07, 20:05
        Fore END (nm) - Df, 2021-03-07, 20:06
        The forend and straight stock are keys - WB, 2021-03-08, 07:14
      - Old pic - Rw, 2021-03-07, 13:59
        Till just after the war it was mostly from can till can’t - WB, 2021-03-07, 14:28