I was doing some research in the Garrison Library and came across this newspaper advert for Eley ammunition from 1868:
Those were the days
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Those were the days
Just back from a trip to Gibraltar. Timed it wrong as The Island Games start there next week and I could have watched the shooting
I was doing some research in the Garrison Library and came across this newspaper advert for Eley ammunition from 1868:
I'd never thought of .451 calibre as smallbore ...
I was doing some research in the Garrison Library and came across this newspaper advert for Eley ammunition from 1868:
I'd never thought of .451 calibre as smallbore ...
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Re: Those were the days
Well it was when in came in as the issue calibre was .577".
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