Really interesting photo I'd never seen

[Bill in Oregon]

It's Pablo Picasso with a Colt single action and a nice Keith-designed holster from the George Lawrence Company of Portland, Oregon, given to him by Gary Cooper.

[JimT]

Just goes to illustrate that guns are where you find them. I was visiting a gentleman who was about my Dad's age. In the course of the conversation firearms came up. This guy was not a shooter or hunter but he said "wait a minute. I have something to show you." In a little bit he brought out a beautiful old 1st Generation Colt SAA .45 ... 4 3/4" ... had 90% of its blueing! He said, "In the 1930's a guy came by the house needing money and sold it to my Dad for $35.00!" It was in a wonderful old Heiser holster! And no, he did not want to part with it. It was staying in the family.

Another friend of mine did handyman work and had just finished a job for two elderly ladies in our town. As he was getting ready to leave, one lady said to the other, "Why don't we give him Dad's old rifle? We have no use for it." And they brought out a beautiful old Remington Model 8 in .35 Remington! And gave it to him. He drove to my house to show me and we took it out and shot it that afternoon.

Last year an older lady asked me, "Can you sell a gun for me?" I said, "Sure. What do you have?" She said,"My Dad's old pistol." And brought out a Baby Browning .25 ACP! Looked almost factory new. She said, "Dad kept it in a dresser drawer." I asked her what she wanted and she told me $500. I called my nephew and he bought it on the spot.

They are where you find them!

[Scott Tschirhart]

In Hemingway’s home in Key West there’s a photo of him holding a Thompson Submachinegun. I have a book on Hemingway’s guns, and I need to look though it sometime.

[765x53]

Mel Torme was well known for his extensive collection of SAA's.

[jeepnik]

In Hemingway’s home in Key West there’s a photo of him holding a Thompson Submachinegun. I have a book on Hemingway’s guns, and I need to look though it sometime.

He may have used one in Spain during the revolution.

[Scott Tschirhart]

In Hemingway’s home in Key West there’s a photo of him holding a Thompson Submachinegun. I have a book on Hemingway’s guns, and I need to look though it sometime.

He may have used one in Spain during the revolution.

Doubtful. Wasn’t in his job description. This photo was from much later in his life.

[samsi]

Around 15 years ago that photo of Hemingway snoozing on the Pilar with the Thompson in his lap was my desktop background.

I believe he kept a BAR on the boat as well, used both on sharks. Legend has it that after machine gunning sharks he'd tow them in to the beach and burn them. Interesting character. He was also known for his affection, and perhaps overconfidence in, the Colt Woodsman.

[Streetstar]

Hemingway was looking for U-Boats in the Carribean. Bogart got in on it too, - i guess they had quite a ragtag civilian Navy comprised of folks with enough means to have boats that could be outfitted for surveillance, although Hemingways boat, The Pilar, was only 38 feet --- may have been perfect cover to look like, just some boozed up rich guy out sport fishing rather than someone hunting Nazi's



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[AJMD429]

Hemingway was looking for U-Boats in the Carribean. Bogart got in on it too, - i guess they had quite a ragtag civilian Navy comprised of folks with enough means to have boats that could be outfitted for surveillance, although Hemingways boat, The Pilar, was only 38 feet --- may have been perfect cover to look like, just some boozed up rich guy out sport fishing rather than someone hunting Nazi's

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The more I read about WW2 the more fascinating it gets. Similar stuff was going on in New York, with the Mafia actually being recruited to help patrol the ports.

[jeepnik]

In Hemingway’s home in Key West there’s a photo of him holding a Thompson Submachinegun. I have a book on Hemingway’s guns, and I need to look though it sometime.

He may have used one in Spain during the revolution.

Doubtful. Wasn’t in his job description. This photo was from much later in his life.

Yes, he was a reporter. But, there have been many times that non-combat or even non-military folks have picked up a gun and fought just to stay alive.

[marlinman93]

Two famous pistoleros were Sammy Davis Jr. and Kareem Abdull Jabbar. Both competed in fast draw contests and won. I read that Sammy was the fastest draw in Hollywood.

[Ray]

Two famous pistoleros were Sammy Davis Jr. and Kareem Abdull Jabbar. Both competed in fast draw contests and won. I read that Sammy was the fastest draw in Hollywood.

Then there was Mel Torme. Also said to be fast on the draw.....

[Gunstore Commando]

Hemingway later used some of his experiences turning his boat a Q-ship in his novel "Islands in the Stream". In real life, there is some debate as to how serious he was about it, and he never actually found any Germans. Probably just as well. Imagine a bunch of drunks in a fishing boat, armed mostly with sporting arms, against the crew of any naval warship, from any navy this side of the Bronze Age. That probably wouldn't have gone well.

[Walt]

When I was living in southern California in the late 70s I became acquainted with a young fellow who told me his father was Elden Carl, who was reputed to be one of the nation's fastest fast-draw artists. He was one of the "Masters" along with Jeff Cooper, Ray Chapman, Thell Reed and Jack Weaver who originated true combat shooting competitions and exhibitions. That would have been around the time that Sammy Davis Jr was at his peak as well.

www.eldencarl.com

[Bill in Oregon]

Walt, yes, Elden Carl was in that group. And Thell Reed's daughter, Hannah Reed Gutierrez, was the firearms expert on the set of "Rust," when Baldwin fired the "unloaded" weapon with deadly result.

[Walt]

You probably know that she was released from prison a month or two ago.