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| Tweet Topic Started: 6th September 2009 - 10:24 PM (224 Views) | |
| fish | 6th September 2009 - 10:24 PM Post #1 |
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given the unpresidented popularity of the catty at the moment,what have you got/had? who 'cut their teeth' on a milbro? as you probably know ime a bit of a catty nut and have been known to make one or two. i can remember my first catty was a gift from an old neighbour called Fred Reid,it had been his sons ,it was a milbro lacking elastics my mum fitted it with kniker elastic! well it was worse than useless so it was consigned to the bottom of the toy box,wish i had it now,theyre worth £40.00 on a bad day!
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| mick miller | 6th September 2009 - 11:38 PM Post #2 |
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This is the one I made from brass, then added antler scales held on with brass rivets; crap photo though.
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| photopro | 6th September 2009 - 11:44 PM Post #3 |
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I started with the exact same Milbro, originally my brother's and my mother was not too chuffed to learn I had taken an interest in it. I eventually refurbished it with new 1/4" eleastic and re-whipped the leather pouch on, I'm not sure what became of it after I progressed onto air rifles. photopro |
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| fish | 7th September 2009 - 06:59 AM Post #4 |
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milbro men! you know,ive tried as hard as i can to get milbro to release info on the originals but they just wont! by the way i got bells of hythe to admit thattheir claimed 'original milbro' is infact a forgery! |
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| fifesniper | 7th September 2009 - 06:58 PM Post #5 |
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I was that soldier boy as well.Did you not find that sometimes the elastic used to twist and the stone or whatever you were using used to smack you on the thumbnail ? |
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| fish | 7th September 2009 - 08:54 PM Post #6 |
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oh yes! that thumb grip was a bad idea! i started holding them differently pretty fast,once i finally had a decent pair! |
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| Nige | 7th September 2009 - 09:13 PM Post #7 |
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Fnar, fnar! Snigger!
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Location :- Hull Never hit a man with glasses. Hit him with a baseball bat! Don't let your mind wander - it's too little to be let out alone! | |
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| tadadams | 18th September 2009 - 07:28 PM Post #8 |
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How the hell do you melt the brass to make this ???? Or is it cut out of a sheet ?? |
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| fish | 23rd September 2009 - 10:11 PM Post #9 |
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very funny *rolleyes* :D |
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| fish | 23rd September 2009 - 10:12 PM Post #10 |
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a lot of 'blanks' are pressed but i recon that one looks like it was cut !
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