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General Arnold (US Army Air Force) 1,000,000th Model 12
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Jeremy P
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November 24, 2024 - 12:25 am
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Saw this at the Smithsonian Air and Space hangar at Dulles Airport today. Just thought I’d share the pic! Looks like it was used some!

 

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(Not sure why it’s flipping the pic upside down…)  I fixed for you… Bert

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I’d bet the General was a Trap shooter. I’ve heard Skeet was used as gunnery practice but with Uncle Sugar’s money you might as well build a Trap field if you’re going to build a Skeet field. 

 

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November 24, 2024 - 12:47 am
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“Uncle Sugar” LaughLaughLaugh

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Very likely Alden George Ulrich engraving and gold inlays

My sense is that the ‘scars’ on the left front edge of the receiver were the result of a handling mishap

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Very nice. Odd damage tho, not the classic idiot marks we often see on M12’s. That looks more like it was dropped on concrete when disassembled. Sad but part of the history of a unique M12.

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Thanks Bert for the image flip!

Yes, I thought the same thing on the receiver, but the action bars did have some “normal” looking wear too…probably don’t show in picture well.

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