A Chicago Policeman who gave it all almost a century ago. Back of the photo marked 1926. Never forget the sacrifices.3yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/ProtectAndServe
[Patria] First World War trench watch. Also pictured, Survivors of the Lost Battalion in October, 1918. My great uncle is in there, somewhere.3yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/Watches
Tiger I. Gun looks to be in full recoil, so I wouldn't be surprised if it were abandoned by its crew.4yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/DestroyedTanks
Just for fun, here's something I did ~20 years ago. I couldn't afford kits, being an unemployed adolescent, and decided to make my own builts out of index cards and toothpicks.4yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/modelmakers
Rabbit hunting with black powder. Another antique hunting photograph I picked up.4yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/Hunting
My great uncle Joseph Joyce, who was one of the survivors of the Lost Battalion.3yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/wwi
Botched Bank Robbery, British Columbia, 1914. A bit of additional research indicates this is the aftermath of the New Hazelton Union Bank robbery.3yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/WildWestPics
My old man dropped off a bunch of folders. This 1974 Case Slimline Trapper was among them.3yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/knives
1915 Meradial pocket compass. Recently acquired, and the old girl still works.4yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/BuyItForLife
Ca. 1900 Police hat restoration. does anyone know how to best mend torn felt? Thanks.1yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/restoration
Here's something I bet you don't often come across. An improvised cannon from the Philippine Insurrection.4yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/Militariacollecting
Scrimshaw depicting warship and lighthouse, 19th century (OC) [3284x1836]6yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Turning the blob of a cheekpiece on my Lyman kit into something more elegant.6yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/blackpowder
Any love for this old girl? Brass cannon barreled .50 caliber flintlock with St. Etienne proofs.7yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/blackpowder
Toggle Iron for a Pierce Darting Gun, from the Arctic Whaling Schooner *Era* circa 1865-1906 (OC) [3264x1836]6yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
.54 Jackie Brown built pistol. Only pistol I have seen with both rifling and the wedding bands on the barrel.7yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/blackpowder
Black coffee and cast shot. Making .50 caliber ball for my Austin & Halleck.7yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/blackpowder
Eyeballing a WWI EK1. The blemishes on the back give me pause. Marked L/13. Additional photos in comments. What do you all think?4yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/Militariacollecting
Does anyone know how to braid an endless loop like this? I want to tie this onto the lanyard loop of a knife instead of that clip in the image.5yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/paracord
Antique .59 coach carbine. Seen the like before? I will put together a gallery of details in the comments shortly.7yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/blackpowder
This looks like some kind of bean or grain, to me. It was at the bottom of a ~150 year old hunting bag, and my inclination is to call it a very old coffee bean. Too big to be barley, I think. Any thoughts?6yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
Hitchhiker from a zoo rock. At just under 1 cm, any idea what it is?7yr ⋅ Lindisfarne793 ⋅ r/Aquariums
