Posted on 02/04/2010 1:24:25 PM PST by smokingfrog
The Museum of Appalachia has acquired a machine gun believed to have been seized by World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York, the backwoods soldier who killed more than manufacturer), a serial number of 3364, a date of 1918 — which museum officials cite as evidence the gun is the one York captured.
Other library documents recount a parade in Massachusetts during which the weapon was displayed after World War I ended. There also is a July 1919 account from the Daily Evening newspaper detailing Lewis' donation of the weapon to the library.
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Awesome post!...Thanks.
York was a handsome son-of-a-gun! May he R.I.P.
yeah those DUMB@$$ES in MA wanted to destroy the thing. Stupid !@# anti gun zealots have no idea what they had or even who Sgt York was (not the library the police and ATF officers contacted).
i am so happy that it is going to have a respectful home
Looks nothing like Gary Cooper.
I met his son, Andrew Jackson York. He is (was?) the head Ranger at the State Park which is his father’s homestead.
Pall Mall TN is a lot different than New London CT.
The Musuem of Appalachia is a great place. It’s high on my “do again” list.
“...Pall Mall TN is a lot different than New London CT...”
I love that area of Tennessee. The woods just smells right. From the Clear Fork River to Picket State Park and Wildlife Management Area to the Big South Fork of the Cumberland there is plenty of deep woods to explore.
The Huns had probably never even heard of Appalachia or Tennessee. Suckers never knew what hit them.
This has been in the news for a while. I’m glad it worked out. Museums can accept unregistered machineguns as donations, foiling the BATF, which always wants to destroy them, no matter their historical signifigance or the fact that nobody will ever rob a bank or pull a drive-by with an MG08/15
Cool...I met Football Hall of Famer Jack Lambert while I was out hunting once and he was working as a deputy for the PA State Game Commission ;-)
He looked like Gary Cooper to me.
Well then, Smokin’, you must be a handsome dude! :)
One more reason NFA law is unconstitutional.
I’ma gonna suggest one small fix. {;^)
Sites are where construction is done or a page (or pages) on the web.
Sights are on a rifle.
“Which goose do you shoot when you see seven flying in formation? Wellllll, you always shoot the last one first. That way, those fellas in the front don’t see what is goin’ on.”
Thanks, Alvin.
Oh I don't know about that. You could certainly do a drive by with it mounted in the bed of your pick up, "technical" style
You'd just have to hope to heck that there wasn't another "Sgt. York" type in the place you were driving by. Could ruin your whole day.
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