Month: September 2011

Electric School Project Oct 2010

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For all those who have kids in school, their homework and especially DIY projects can be either a real ordeal or an opportunity to have fun with the juniors. No matter if we want to watch a game or get more involved in politics, at the end of the day, after we’ve passed our DNA on, we can also see whether we managed to transmit some know-how along…

The initial homework

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When the task says “Do (with your parents) a project on electricity…”, there’s a large variety of options and, from the educator’s point of view, Continue reading “Electric School Project Oct 2010”

Broken butt stock rifle – September 2009

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For those fond of western movies, Henry repeating rifles and Winchester Lever-Action rifles are omnipresent easily recognizable elements. All the fights with Indians and most heroes use these carbines armed through the trigger guard. One of the modern movies (The Last Samurai (2003), Tom Cruise) shows the hero exhibiting such a weapon (I no longer know whether it was a Henry or Winchester rifle), and George Armstrong Custer lost the fight in Little Big Horn in front of Henry repeating rifles (and more than 1000 Indians…).
We have not managed to identify this model of rifle manufactured by Gonher, though we may suppose it was a Henry repeating rifle (according to its shape), and if you have suggestions, we are open to them.

History of defect/accident

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As usual, the cause of the accident was the manner and purpose of use… In other words, a rifle (carbine) has several uses: as a bat, a lever, a small bench to sit on it, a shovel, an oar, or anything else crosses the mind of small cowboys. Continue reading “Broken butt stock rifle – September 2009”