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gwsiii · Joined: Aug 21 2003 Posts: 2228 Location: Hayden, AL

Part I, 13 and counting....
I was sitting in the gun room the other day, and started counting. I realized that I had 99 Weapons of War on the Wall. So I decided to write a song (to the tune of 99 bottles of beverage on the wall), like to hear it? Here it go! "99 Weapons of War on the Wall, 99 Weapons of War, take one down, pass it around, 98 Weapons of War on the Wall..." Kind of grew on me after a while, maybe you had to be there.

Pictured from bottom to top:

I'll try and post Part II Thursday.
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gwsiii · Joined: Aug 21 2003 Posts: 2228 Location: Hayden, AL

Here's part II, 26 and counting...

Pictured from bottom to top:

The maps to the right of the rack appear to be Japanese Training maps covering the Battle of the Jutland Sea. The pictures to the left are Nippon/Selma Times souvenir handkerchiefs/scarves, and paper naval flags.
Check back next week for part III.
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riceone · Joined: Aug 22 2003 Posts: 86 Location: Mississippi Delta

You have a very nice display. I am trying to convince my wife that I need a room so I can display mine and be able to see them all at one time. Not getting any where. Since I have been in that room I can appreciate it more. roy.

gwsiii · Joined: Aug 21 2003 Posts: 2228 Location: Hayden, AL

Thanks for the comments, my wife is reasonably understanding about it, I have this one room, and a bathroom, she has the rest of the house, which seems more than fair to me. When I finish the basement, she'll have everything but 1 bathroom. Trey
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deleur · Joined: Mar 29 2006 Posts: 23

Your collection looks awesome Cool

gwsiii · Joined: Aug 21 2003 Posts: 2228 Location: Hayden, AL

Thanks very much, we've added a 'daughter' recently, so I'm down to just my bathroom right now. Hope to get the other finished in the near future. Trey
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deleur · Joined: Mar 29 2006 Posts: 23

Congratulations.

In the Netherlands were i live there aren't that many arisaka rifles available unfortunatly.
They also have to be deactivated.
Just bought one later type 99 carbine if i'm correct.
It has a wooden buttplate.

gwsiii · Joined: Aug 21 2003 Posts: 2228 Location: Hayden, AL

See the type 99 datasheet link in my signature and let us know what you've got (series, serial, arsenal). trey
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deleur · Joined: Mar 29 2006 Posts: 23

Ok that would be no problem.

deleur · Joined: Mar 29 2006 Posts: 23

Can't save it to fill out the info Confused

arisakadogs · Joined: Oct 05 2003 Posts: 191

Nice display Trey! I don't quite have 99 weapons of war on the wall, but here's what I do have.

I live in a one bedroom cottage & this is the bedroom, so I live in the living room (gives it true meaning!). I consider myself very lucky to be single - never met a woman I could trust enough to marry, after the one time!
Here's a late addition.

deleur · Joined: Mar 29 2006 Posts: 23

Find it a very nice collection which is also nicely displayed with the other artifacts around it.

gwsiii · Joined: Aug 21 2003 Posts: 2228 Location: Hayden, AL

That's an outstanding looking set up Dogs, I just finished up some rack before I headed to the shootout, will try and post pics later. I am slap worn out. Trey
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arisakadogs · Joined: Oct 05 2003 Posts: 191

I'm really hopin to "Harley" out to the shoot next year. That should be a really neat experience. Think I'll take two weeks off with the shoot weekend being right in the middle. Now with the GF gone, I can use my vacation as I see fit. Looking forward to the rest of the count Trey!