GUNS Magazine August 1962

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Arriving in the metropolis of Boston,
Morgan's men provided some initial comic
relief for the urban Bostonians who thought
buckskin leggins, coonskin caps, and long
skinny rifles were very funny, and didn't
mind saying so. They hastily changed their
minds when the quaint hill folk put on a
shooting match, unerringly puncturing tin
pie plates at fantastic 200 yard distances.
Bostonians were even more amazed when
a wild and wooly looking band dubbed "Cresap's
Riflemen" trudged into town in August
of 1775. A correspondent for the "Pennsylvania
Gazette" had the following rather conservative
commentary to make about the intrepid
band from Frederick County, Maryland:
"I had the happiness of seeing Captain
Cresap marching at the head of a company
of a hundred and thirty men painted like
Indians, armed with tomahawks and rifles,
dressed in hunting shirts and mocassins and,
though some of them had traveled near eight
hundred miles from the banks of the Ohio,
they seem to walk light and easy and not
with less spirit than at the first hour of their
march."
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If Morgan's demolition of pie plates had
produced astonishment from the New England
city dwellers, Cresap's men were determined
to best their Virginian confreres.
As spectators held their breaths, two brothers
put on an exhibition of frontier shooting
that has become the basis for many a legend
and tall story. While one brother cocked his
firelock and swung the sights up to eye 'level,
the other walked out to what seemed an interminable
distance. Turning on his heel, he
displayed between thumb and forefinger a
silver dollar-sized piece of white'cardboard.
The "Pennsylvania Gazette" reporter covering
this unique prelude to the feared and
deadly American sniping of the Revolution
claimed to be "more astonished than
pleased" to see the young man hold the disc
in his hand while his brother plugged it dead
center.
At about the same time, a similarly startling
shooting match was taking place in the
city of London. Early in the war, the British
opinion of the rebels' fighting abilities was
so low that a captured "hayseed Colonial"
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Lightweight
Favorite!
MODEL 70 - Pump Gun
Perfectly balanced, a fine lightweight .410 shotgun in
popular slide action design. Safe, economical, excellent
choice for women or youngsters. Ideal for small game at
short range or small bore skeet events. .
VARY·CHEK
Equipped!
MODEL 60-12 and 16 Ga.
Beautifully finished, reliable slide action gun, fitted with
new Vary-Chek (variable choke) and resilient rubber
recoil pad. Available also as Model 65 with plain barrel,
full or modified choke, no recoil pad.
.Beautifully
Balanced!
MODEL 420 - Double Gun
A traditional hammerless double barrel, double trigger
example of superb old world craftsmanship. Perfectly
balanced with smooth, positive action. Left barrel is full
choke; right modified. 12, 16, 20 gao
Super.Safe and
Dependable!
MODEL 275 - .22 Lever Action
Here's a hammerless, lever action rifle with one piece,
beautifully proportioned walnut stock. Short lever throw
operates smoothly and easily. Visible feeding, safe fire
control, thumb operated safety. .
Real Value!
MODEL 235 - .22 Slide Action
Excellent for small game, target shooting and all-around
use. Features adjustable sporting rear sight; ramp
patridge type front sight. Receiver machined for quick
detachable dovetail mount for telescopic sight.
Please write for complete illustrated catalog.
Address your inquiries to: The NOBLE Manufacturing Co., Inc., Dept.G-2, Haydenville, Mass.
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