![]() ![]() I kept getting these mental images of the General getting dumped on his six in front of his troops. He was a Thoroughbred, and a small charge of gunpowder is common to the breed. I knew my horse, and while very well trained for me to ride, he had not had too many other people on his back besides my son. After some contemplation, I declined the request. Some weeks later the Army Reserve contacted me and expressed interest in renting my horse for a day so that the same general, who as they told me was an accomplished West Point Equestrian could review his troops from the saddle during his upcoming retirement ceremony. I trained him well, as I used him as a mounted patrol horse as a police officer. He stood motionless through volley's of rifle fire. At one ceremony the commanding general of our state Army Reserve witnessed my horse, and was very impressed when a UH-1 helicopter landed right next to my mount, and all the while he stood like a rock chewing his bit. A little off topic, but back in the 90's I had a beautiful, tall, Thoroughbred gelding that I used in military ceremonies/funerals as The Riderless Horse. Your declining to allow a television program to use your Ithaca brings about a memory of my being asked to loan an item. That one does have a reproduction wooden heat shield ![]() I believe I paid about the same for my WW1 Remington. Ithaca reached out to me to borrow it for a television show a few years ago but I declined. I also have a copy of the shipping documents from Ithaca proving it's original. Dayton OH, PT 11660, Check my picture out.I paid $8000 for my WW2 Ithaca about 5 years ago. The original steps of shotgun manufacture that. The Inland M37 Trench shotgun is manufactured in a joint effort with the Ithaca Gun Company, Upper Sandusky, OH. 12GA 3" Chamber, Ithaca Gun Company, Upper Sandusky, OH Made in the USA. The Inland M37 Trench Shotgun all-American-made combat shotgun is faithful to the original from its bead sight, Parkerized finish, oiled stock, and ventilated hand guard to its hard-to-miss bayonet lug that fits the long 1917 bayonet. States on Barrel: DEF 20" M37 Defense Int. The Inland M37 Trench Shotgun all-American-made combat shotgun is faithful to the original from its bead sight, Parkerized finish, oiled stock, and ventilated hand guard to its hard-to-miss bayonet lug that fits the long 1917 bayonet. ![]()
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