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February 5, 2022
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An 1860’s Pratt & Whitney Rifling Machine will be on display at the 50th Anniversary of the Cody Show. Mark Douglas, 1st Vice President and proud owner, will be displaying/demonstrating this fascinating machine. This rifling machine has an interesting history having resided in the Stevens Firearms Plant from 1873-1959, eventually ending up in the hands of a collector. It is still working today and by all accounts it still does a fabulous job.
It is a first-generation machine, with a few modern revisions, that was designed during the Civil War Era. It has a Colt pattern firearm fuse box. This machine is sometimes referred to as a “grasshopper rifling machine” as one of the arms resembles a grasshopper’s leg when in motion.
There are only two complete, working versions of this machine known today. We hope both our members and the public will stop by to view this incredible machine that is an important part of rifling/firearms history.
March 31, 2009
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Very interesting. I’ll be there. Why did I have to add the sum to enter my post? I was logged in.
April 15, 2005
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Chuck said
Very interesting. I’ll be there. Why did I have to add the sum to enter my post? I was logged in.
No idea… you should not have been required to be a mathematician to post your reply.
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March 31, 2009
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Just opened this again. Preview, Cancel, Do Math to Save. Have to Do Math to Add Reply.
April 15, 2005
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Chuck said
Just opened this again. Preview, Cancel, Do Math to Save. Have to Do Math to Add Reply.
Logout, and then log back in.
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July 17, 2012
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Chuck said
Just opened this again. Preview, Cancel, Do Math to Save. Have to Do Math to Add Reply.
Get a calculator 
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Log out and log back in. Also check your cookie settings, auto-clearing cookies can cause similar issues.
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November 7, 2015
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I thought the site (or more likely Bert) was just yanking my chain with that math nonsense. I used to be pretty good at math but nowadays Spider Solitaire is about as close as I get. 😉
I’m looking forward to dragging up a chair to watch or just look at Mark’s rifling machine. The video was great but seeing it in person will be a real treat.
Mike
ETA had to do math to save above post. Well played!
April 15, 2005
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I believe that I found the bug in this forum, and I have corrected it. It should not ask you to break out your calculators anymore.
Bert
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March 31, 2009
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Test.
Bert must have fixed it. I did not log out and log back in. Calculator? I still use that thing with the sliding balls.
November 7, 2015
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Chuck said
Test.Bert must have fixed it. I did not log out and log back in. Calculator? I still use that thing with the sliding balls.
Dinosaur! I moved up to a slide rule years ago, much easier to carry around, too!
Mike
March 31, 2009
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Some years ago I showed my slide rule to my daughter. She thought it was a fancy ruler.
September 22, 2011
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For those who didn’t see it, here’s a link to this AMAZING piece of equipment!
Several years ago the entire contents of a shop full of antique machinery was for sale to the highest bidder. I certainly have the interest in this stuff, but not the space for it, nor the funds at the time.
Here’s the best I could do. My drill press, Canedy-Otto Mfg Co, converted to electric, would have been powered hydraulically in a machine shop. $2 at a local auction about a decade ago. I’m not saying it’s worth any more than $2, but interesting nonetheless.
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