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caduckgunner
07-12-2007, 7:08 PM
Since we were visiting some of the wives relatives in wonderful town of Monmouth Illinois last month, we decided to go to the Rock Island Arsenal Museum in Rock Island, IL. This please is awesome. They have a a huge amount of firearms there, from all over the world, from both allies and enemy's. I would suggest anyone going through Iowa/Illinois go and see the museum. Don't bring any weapons, as it on a US military base.

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caduckgunner
07-12-2007, 7:08 PM
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For the gangster in all of you! :cool2:

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ghost
07-12-2007, 7:12 PM
thanks for the pics caduckgunner.
i bet ivanimals collection will look like that someday:D

The Soup Nazi
07-12-2007, 7:18 PM
thanks for the pics caduckgunner.
i bet ivanimals collection will surpass that someday:D

Fix'd

leelaw
07-12-2007, 7:26 PM
They have one hell of a gun collection, and a very 70's conductive alarm tape on the windows :D

swhatb
07-12-2007, 8:14 PM
awesome :cool2: thanks for sharing caduckgunner. never heard of the place before.

anothergunnut
07-12-2007, 9:17 PM
I went there two years ago and had a great time. They also have a small collection of armor outside and down the road. Interestingly, there is a railroad bridge crossing the river there that is A Lincoln's original claim to fame. As a young attorney, he fought against the mighty steamboat companies on behalf of the railroads.

eckerph
07-12-2007, 9:29 PM
good pics!

Socal858
07-12-2007, 9:33 PM
mmmmm want

LECTRIKHED
07-13-2007, 6:51 AM
Looks like a calguns member's dream house.:)

Rumpled
07-14-2007, 12:42 AM
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Far upper right. I know it's a thumbhole, but it almost looks like a MM grip in wood.

Calgunners ahead of their time?

kantstudien
07-14-2007, 12:53 AM
Holy crap, do you think the Getty will ever get that collection to display? :p