tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16096467.post2081956963374113324..comments2023-06-27T06:55:55.562-05:00Comments on Sempringham: The Day I Took a Gun to SchoolSempringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097820110236090973noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16096467.post-581972652448147552013-03-20T22:18:36.067-05:002013-03-20T22:18:36.067-05:00From the owner of the rifle in question, this note...From the owner of the rifle in question, this note, via email:<br /><br />Addendum of note: The pre WW1 rifle you mentioned, the one with the little male screw thing on the end of the barrel was for putting on a silencer. Dad told me that he and Uncle Ted legally used it when they were shooting rats down at the dump. Times have really changed.<br />PS Good story!Bob Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722931789115577841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16096467.post-40762686103898201862013-03-19T13:29:58.529-05:002013-03-19T13:29:58.529-05:00I THOUGHT that was a Marlin, but wasn't sure e...I THOUGHT that was a Marlin, but wasn't sure enough of it to say so out loud.<br /><br />A nipperkin is something like a half-pint – in this case, of beer.Bob Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722931789115577841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16096467.post-87514429367957260452013-03-19T08:46:36.354-05:002013-03-19T08:46:36.354-05:00Great story, Bob. I remember that Marlin bolt act...Great story, Bob. I remember that Marlin bolt action rifle too. We also had a pump action Winchester 22 as well. I give. What's a nipperkin?Chipnoreply@blogger.com