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From: Sharon Haggerty <>
Subject: Re: [UPP-CAN] Rare guns to be destroyed. ( slightly off topic.)
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:01:31 -0700
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I would encourage anyone who knows of this sort of thing to urge the police
force concerned to contact the war museum regarding such items.

Sharon in Vancouver

----- Original Message -----
From: "Geo" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [UPP-CAN] Rare guns to be destroyed. ( slightly off topic.)


> To help clarify, this is standard procedure with all Police across Canada.
> Presently the National War Museum in Ottawa has put in a request for three
> items, BUT, its now up to the owners that turned them in for destruction
> to say yea or nea.
> See the Hamilton Spectator, to-day's edition.
>
> George
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nelson Denton" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:20 AM
> Subject: [UPP-CAN] Rare guns to be destroyed. ( slightly off topic.)
>
>
>> Sorry I know this is slightly off topic but a large number of historic
>> handguns and rifles are due to be destroyed in Hamilton Ontario
>> I hate violence as much as anyone but I'd hate to see some of the rare
>> hstory of Canada lost in this way.
>>
>> Hamilton Ontario Police have collected 1,253 firearms in an amnesty
>> program .All the weapons are slated to be melted down.
>>
>> Among the rare items is an 18th century Brown Bess (carried by a WBY
>> Shelburne), A Johnson rifle, a Remington Rolling Block and possibly a
>> pistol which belonged to Lt (Col) William Winer Cooke who was adjutant
>> to General Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn and who sent the
>> last message out.
>> "Benteen ,Come on. Big Village. Be quck. Bring packs. W.W. Cooke. P.S.
>> Bring Packs."
>>
>>
>> All 1,253 weapons are to be destored
>>
>> http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1144273818510
>>
>> Nelson
>>
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