20040501
we can't ever leave the past behind...
Ben told me today that I could get an officer's trench coat at the army surplus store he used to work at for pretty cheap, in the range of 40 bucks. I'm considering getting one, now.
I don't particularly fall into any one category of dress, I think. the closest would be "artsy student type" perhaps, allthough I'm not sure. I didn't have any shorts the other day, so I took a three year old pair of pants that was still around and cut the legs off. see, that's the kind of thing I wear- along with a huge amount of band t-shirts and retarded hoodies. anything from deftones to pink floyd.
so, really, the military trenchcoat isn't a stretch. in fact, it would probably fit my form of dress fairly well.
on a similar topic, but, not the same, exactly, I've been thinking about getting an M1-Garand. if anyone is reading this, and M1 Garand is the rifle that U.S. forces used in WWII, the Korean War, and even in Vietnam.
It's a 30 caliber (.30-06, or thirty-ought-six; for the size of the bullet and then the amount of powder), 8 shot, semi-automatic rifle. it has an internal clip (called an en-bloc clip) that loads into the rifle from the top and then ejects automatically when empty. kind of interesting design- there aren't many rifles like it. however, it is considered one of the most reliable rifles ever.
I don't want a new one- and in fact, if I really wanted a rifle to shoot I'd just go borrow one of the family rifles- we have a .32 1876 winchester or something and a more recent Remington .223. It's strange- I consider myself a writer and I plan on being an english professor, but I chase deadly reptiles on the side. carrying around a WWII rifle on the side doesn't seem so weird. I don't want a new one- I want one of the originals- a WWII piece.
Springfield Armory sells new ones for around 1,100 dollars or so, and you can get collector's pieces (all original parts) from WWII for about that much. I don't want a collector's piece or a NEW rifle, I want one that has been rebuilt at some point, works like it's used but in great shape, and doesn't have to get the barell replaced after a couple thousand shots.
if it wasn't solely the purpose of having a rifle from WWII, there are other things. the "service grade" M1's from that era (meaning that they are fully serviceable, in great condition, great for competition and all that, but have been rebuilt and repaired) cost a little under half as much as a collector's piece OR a brand new rifle. 500 dollars (closer to 580 after tax, shipping and some retarded membership fee) for a springfield armory version. if I wanted one that was brand new, and all original pieces, I'd spend that- but it's only partly to OWN a rifle. the other reason is because it's history....
we have my grandad's .45 from WWII, I don't know if he ever had a garand. he was an officer on the U.S.S Beady, ad then later something else, so perhaps not. I have an equipment belt from that era- dated 1943- with a shovel, pickaxe, and canteen... it'd be nice to have terest of the stuff, too.
well, I guess I've recorded enough on that subject.
I don't particularly fall into any one category of dress, I think. the closest would be "artsy student type" perhaps, allthough I'm not sure. I didn't have any shorts the other day, so I took a three year old pair of pants that was still around and cut the legs off. see, that's the kind of thing I wear- along with a huge amount of band t-shirts and retarded hoodies. anything from deftones to pink floyd.
so, really, the military trenchcoat isn't a stretch. in fact, it would probably fit my form of dress fairly well.
on a similar topic, but, not the same, exactly, I've been thinking about getting an M1-Garand. if anyone is reading this, and M1 Garand is the rifle that U.S. forces used in WWII, the Korean War, and even in Vietnam.
It's a 30 caliber (.30-06, or thirty-ought-six; for the size of the bullet and then the amount of powder), 8 shot, semi-automatic rifle. it has an internal clip (called an en-bloc clip) that loads into the rifle from the top and then ejects automatically when empty. kind of interesting design- there aren't many rifles like it. however, it is considered one of the most reliable rifles ever.
I don't want a new one- and in fact, if I really wanted a rifle to shoot I'd just go borrow one of the family rifles- we have a .32 1876 winchester or something and a more recent Remington .223. It's strange- I consider myself a writer and I plan on being an english professor, but I chase deadly reptiles on the side. carrying around a WWII rifle on the side doesn't seem so weird. I don't want a new one- I want one of the originals- a WWII piece.
Springfield Armory sells new ones for around 1,100 dollars or so, and you can get collector's pieces (all original parts) from WWII for about that much. I don't want a collector's piece or a NEW rifle, I want one that has been rebuilt at some point, works like it's used but in great shape, and doesn't have to get the barell replaced after a couple thousand shots.
if it wasn't solely the purpose of having a rifle from WWII, there are other things. the "service grade" M1's from that era (meaning that they are fully serviceable, in great condition, great for competition and all that, but have been rebuilt and repaired) cost a little under half as much as a collector's piece OR a brand new rifle. 500 dollars (closer to 580 after tax, shipping and some retarded membership fee) for a springfield armory version. if I wanted one that was brand new, and all original pieces, I'd spend that- but it's only partly to OWN a rifle. the other reason is because it's history....
we have my grandad's .45 from WWII, I don't know if he ever had a garand. he was an officer on the U.S.S Beady, ad then later something else, so perhaps not. I have an equipment belt from that era- dated 1943- with a shovel, pickaxe, and canteen... it'd be nice to have terest of the stuff, too.
well, I guess I've recorded enough on that subject.
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