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  1. 09-24-2020, 09:55 AM #1
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    Elmer Keith Find

    A couple of years ago I went to an estate sale at Hensley & Gibbs shop in Murphy, Oregon.

    I live 40 minutes away.

    I was told they had quite a library and the books were $2 each. Yes $2 each.

    I was digging around and found a number of old Lyman loading manuals I was interested in.

    There was a copy of Elmer Keiths "Sixguns".

    I already had a copy but for $2 I though, what the heck, I`ll take this because i knew it was worth more than that.

    When I got home, I opened it and found a it was signed by Elmer.

    The inscription read " To Hensley and Gibbs, With all best wishes Elmer Keith Salmon, Idaho Oct 25, 1981.

    This was in Elmers own handwriting

    Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while..
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  2. 09-24-2020, 10:09 AM #2
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    Great find!
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  3. 09-24-2020, 10:42 AM #3
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    Thats a Great find! A piece of history for sure.
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  4. 09-24-2020, 11:04 AM #4
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    Magnificent find! That was only a month or so before the stroke that felled him.
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  5. 09-24-2020, 11:29 AM #5
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    Quite a valuable find there.
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  6. 09-24-2020, 12:10 PM #6
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    Nice find! A local gun shop has an O3A3 with Elmer's inspection mark. Priced too high, I won't pay an extra $1000 for a stamp.
    The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
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  7. 09-24-2020, 03:49 PM #7
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    That’s awesome. Enjoy the history.
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  8. 09-24-2020, 04:58 PM #8
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  9. 09-25-2020, 01:55 PM #9
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    Store that in a bank safety deposit box, priceless.
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  10. 09-25-2020, 02:16 PM #10
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    never read it. care to double your money?
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  11. 09-26-2020, 01:01 PM #11
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    That is fantastic!
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  12. 09-26-2020, 01:20 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by fatnhappy View Post
    never read it. care to double your money?
    Cheapskate. I'll go $10 and pay shipping
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  13. 09-26-2020, 02:18 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by fatnhappy View Post
    never read it. care to double your money?
    You have to be joking. You have over 2,000 posts on a cast boolit and shooting site and have never read "Sixguns"? My poor slow child, you have to be joking.
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  14. 09-26-2020, 02:25 PM #14
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    Just informational-- I know that there's some kidding going on here-- but I read "Sixguns" many years ago, and just finally bought a copy a couple of years back. The reprints aren't that hard to find, and not too expensive. It's a great book, and Elmer was a knowledgeable guy, but like Tazman pointed out a day or two ago in another thread, things have changed with advances in firearms and ammo technology, and some of what Elmer wrote is a little obsolete-- and today his opinions and findings might be a bit different. It's still a good read though.
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  15. 09-26-2020, 11:12 PM #15
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    I made a similar find- was driving thru New Meadows, ID and saw a sign for the library book sale in progress. Picked up a copy of "Sixguns", in excellent condition with dustcover for fifty cents!
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  16. 09-26-2020, 11:27 PM #16
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    Amazing finds on both counts!
    Keep your powder dry and watch your six !!
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  17. 09-26-2020, 11:32 PM #17
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    I wish someone would put out "Hell I was There" on Kindle. Prices for the book itself are outrageous. I checked a copy out of the public library and it too was signed by Elmer Keith. I was going to point that out to the library staff, but I figured they wouldn't care. Fascinating book, I loved it.

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  18. 09-27-2020, 06:11 AM #18
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    I have read "Hell I Was There" but don`t own a copy.
    I would trade my extra unsigned copy of "Sixguns for a copy of "Hell I was There"
    Mine is in excellent shape with dust cover and would expect the same....dale
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  19. 09-27-2020, 11:19 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by exile View Post
    I wish someone would put out "Hell I was There" on Kindle. Prices for the book itself are outrageous. I checked a copy out of the public library and it too was signed by Elmer Keith. I was going to point that out to the library staff, but I figured they wouldn't care. Fascinating book, I loved it.

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    I would buy it in a heartbeat.
    I have "SIXGUNS" on paper and kinndle format
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  20. 09-28-2020, 05:50 AM #20
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    wow thats cool. the king of six guns and the king of mold making
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