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How young is everyone
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ronberkeley
Well-Known Member
With one exception(70's) you guys seem to fall mostly
in the 30's to 50 year old range . . . I've been collecting arms and ordnance longer than that! This January I'll. hopefully, make it to 82, but feel a lot younger!
Ron B(USA)
Darn Ron, I haven't seen you for a few years but never would have guessed. You certainly don't look that old!
As for me, I just turned 57 a couple months ago and have been collecting about 40 years. I usually don't feel or think "57" but sometimes my body reminds me otherwise.
Rick
cdngunplumber
Well-Known Member
I'll be 42 in Oct, been collecting off and on since I was around 13
youngbrain
Well-Known Member
me... well i just turned 24 two months ago. i've been collecting small arms shell way back when i was 7 hehehe...
& i started collecting big shells when i was in college...
& i started collecting big shells when i was in college...
MG34NZ
Well-Known Member
38 and my darling 4 and 6 year olds are in awe as they beleive that Im allmost 100 and proudly proclaim this to everyone....bless them....little buggers!
Just because I grow older dosnt mean Im growing up!
Been in this game since around 8 years old when I started hording army buttons and whatever else I could find or was given,thanks to encouragement from an elderly collector friend who lived close to my parents,I can recall hunting trips with my father from a very early age,trotting along with him as soon as I could walk so the shooting and hunting interest was instilled in me at a very young age.The whole militaria/firearms hobby is very rewarding and theres some great people out thereIm proud to be associated with,the internet has broadened the collecting horisons beyond belief.
MG34NZ
Just because I grow older dosnt mean Im growing up!
Been in this game since around 8 years old when I started hording army buttons and whatever else I could find or was given,thanks to encouragement from an elderly collector friend who lived close to my parents,I can recall hunting trips with my father from a very early age,trotting along with him as soon as I could walk so the shooting and hunting interest was instilled in me at a very young age.The whole militaria/firearms hobby is very rewarding and theres some great people out thereIm proud to be associated with,the internet has broadened the collecting horisons beyond belief.
MG34NZ
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turpin42
Well-Known Member
How old
Ok, i'm 38 too... started collecting early but it has really taken off since i moved to Norway in 1996. I remember getting a .303 from my uncle at about 8 years old and played with it for many happy hours, dropping it from underneath old airfix bombers. Never forget the look on my dads face when the penny dropped that it was live...:tinysmile_eyebrow_t
All the best
T42
Ok, i'm 38 too... started collecting early but it has really taken off since i moved to Norway in 1996. I remember getting a .303 from my uncle at about 8 years old and played with it for many happy hours, dropping it from underneath old airfix bombers. Never forget the look on my dads face when the penny dropped that it was live...:tinysmile_eyebrow_t
All the best
T42
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18pounder
Guest
well yes I do look 35 actually
I'm 36,
I feel more like a 19 year old.
But havent found one
I'm 36,
I feel more like a 19 year old.
But havent found one
jeeeensy
Well-Known Member
Me ,,I'm the same age as my tongue and a bit older than my teeth :xd:
Nah! i'm 46 and like most of us act like 26 but feel like 146. been collecting from age 6,,used to pick up bits from Aunties antique shop in Pompey, then kinda stopped for some 35 years
untill I noticed that e-bay had a stick gren on there,,,bought it and then before you know it it was TOOOO LATE !!!
the bug kicked in and been collecting seriuosly for the last 3 to 4 years.
And the collection does groweth,,,,:tinysmile_shy_t:
Regards
Nick
Nah! i'm 46 and like most of us act like 26 but feel like 146. been collecting from age 6,,used to pick up bits from Aunties antique shop in Pompey, then kinda stopped for some 35 years
untill I noticed that e-bay had a stick gren on there,,,bought it and then before you know it it was TOOOO LATE !!!
the bug kicked in and been collecting seriuosly for the last 3 to 4 years.
And the collection does groweth,,,,:tinysmile_shy_t:
Regards
Nick
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Jimbo
Active Member
Old man walking (just barely)
Well, I'm 65, and don't contribute much here anymore, but I DO read this forum daily.:tinysmile_fatgrin_t I began collecting as a child, and my big brother was an ordnance man in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, got me interested in things that go bang. Guns, fuses, ordnance, shells - whatever. I have had wonderful items in my collections through the years - rare things - but I usually end up trading them off for something else I want. It's like sampling the best wines on a beer-drinker's budget. Life is good, enjoy it while you can. Cheers!:tinysmile_shy_t:
Well, I'm 65, and don't contribute much here anymore, but I DO read this forum daily.:tinysmile_fatgrin_t I began collecting as a child, and my big brother was an ordnance man in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, got me interested in things that go bang. Guns, fuses, ordnance, shells - whatever. I have had wonderful items in my collections through the years - rare things - but I usually end up trading them off for something else I want. It's like sampling the best wines on a beer-drinker's budget. Life is good, enjoy it while you can. Cheers!:tinysmile_shy_t:
pointblank0
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29. A baby!