Elmer Keith Find

[dale2242]

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..

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Great find!

[lightman]

Thats a Great find! A piece of history for sure.

[Don Purcell]

Magnificent find! That was only a month or so before the stroke that felled him.

[EMC45]

Quite a valuable find there.

[waksupi]

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.

[StuBach]

That’s awesome. Enjoy the history.

[derek45]

pics ?

[10-x]

Store that in a bank safety deposit box, priceless.

[fatnhappy]

never read it. care to double your money?

[Mackay Sagebrush]

That is fantastic!

[jonp]

never read it. care to double your money?

Cheapskate. I'll go $10 and pay shipping

[Don Purcell]

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.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

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.

[rockshooter]

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!
Loren

[Txcowboy52]

Amazing finds on both counts!

[exile]

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.

exile

[dale2242]

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

[derek45]

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.

exile

I would buy it in a heartbeat.
I have "SIXGUNS" on paper and kinndle format

[Lloyd Smale]

wow thats cool. the king of six guns and the king of mold making