BLUE MEAT:

Hunters in Monterey County, California, have been reporting encounters with wild pigs with bright blue flesh – and they’re telling the truth. The pigs are thought to have consumed diphacinone, a blue colored rodenticide used by area farmers, with startling results. “I am not talking about a little blue said Dab Burton, a local trapper who cut into one. “I am talking about neon blue, blueberry blue,” Wildlife officials warn that the poisoned meat is not safe to eat, duh. 

Migrants on Mopeds Spur New York Crime Wave as Motorbikes Become Getaway ‘Vehicle of Choice’

In the first five months of this year, the NYPD “identified a total of 79 robbery patterns” involving illegal scooters and mopeds, nearly eight times the amount in the same five months of 2022, police data indicate. The NYPD has also received 415 complaints, nearly ten times the amount in the same period in 2022. 
 
Mopeds and scooters have become the “vehicle of choice” for violent criminals in New York, the police department’s commissioner, Edward Caban, said this month as the “dangerous and reckless” motorbikes are used for robberies and other violent crimes. 
 
The number of moped robberies committed by newly-arrived migrants is as high as 80 percent, the New York Post recently reported — a number a representative of the police department tells the Sun it can’t confirm.
 
When it comes to how many moped crimes are committed by migrants, “it’s difficult to quantify,” a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and member of the Council on Criminal Justice, Rafael Mangual, tells the Sun. That’s because there’s nothing in the city’s standard paperwork that “keeps track of that in some kind of systematic way.”
 
“You’ve got a massive influx of migrants from a lot of the same Latin American countries in which this particular conveyance is very, very popular for crime,” Mr. Mangual says, noting that in 2009 Guatemala even outlawed motorbikes from carrying passengers in an attempt to rein in the out of control crime. 
 
While the city’s crackdown on unregistered mopeds — and the push for similar state legislation — won’t hurt, targeting the moped itself may not be the most effective strategy, Mr. Mangual says.

 
“What you would expect to find in this crime category is the same thing that you would find in many other crime categories, which is that the crime is driven by a really small number of very hyperactive offenders,” he says.
 
“So the most effective way to get at this will be to take those offenders off the street for a significant period of time. So that means increasing the clearance rate, increasing the rate of prosecution and increasing the penalties that are handed down after a successful prosecution.”

Erik, Are you talking about 11×17″ or 8.5×11″ folded? We have to make some concessions to be able to reprint, to order, over 11,000 old catalogs, manuals and books.  We cannot use the original paper, inks, or, in some cases, layout of each item, so it is easier for us to offer the S&W manuals the way we do and, of course, we don’t charge much for them. basically, we provide information, not forgeries of originals. Also, this particular manual was, I believe, always full size because the text and image would be too small to read it it were quarter page size. Besides, it is only $3.99 Cheers, Rob

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Hi, would you be interested in an offer of $15 for the Owen Submachine Gun c1943 Instruction Book (UK)? Postage to Australia is quite steep. Thanks.

Sorry, we don’t discount our reprints, it is too much trouble at eBay. I know they charge an arm and a leg for shipping, sorry again. You can buy a pdf at our website, however. Rob for cornellpubs
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Hi, I currently have two Owen Gun publications in shopping cart. I need a postage quote to know if I can proceed. Thanks, John .
 
John, We don’t ship overseas, it is just too much trouble with all the regs about collecting import duty and taxes. You can buy a pdf at the website and have it printed locally if you wish.  Cheers, Rob
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Hello and Good Day,   I am in search of a diagram for a Colt small frame lightning in .22 caliber. Any publication or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You for your time and assistance. Sincerely, Maurice
 
Maurice, Not being familiar with the weapon, would you please tell me the era of manufacture and any other names that might be helpful as well as a thorough description of the Colt? Thanks, Abby PS- If you are referring to the Colt Lightning Rifle made in the late 1800s, there were no “exploded parts views” made at that time (before WWII), although there might be a recent one done.
 
Thank You for your response. I am referring to the pump action small frame 22 made by Colt in the late 1800’s. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
 
Maurice, The best we can offer is the 1888 Colt catalog which has a clear “cutaway” drawing of the parts and a good flat plan of them. Colt 1888 Catalog (The image with the cover picture happens to be for a larger caliber Lightning, not the .22) Rob
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I gave you a different credit card than Pay Pal, why did the receipt email say paypal? Rick
 
When we started this business 25 years ago, Paypal was the only online source of getting paid. Today we continue to use them because 11,000 of our catalogs, manuals and books are tied to it and it is just too expensive to change… they are our “bank”. Cheers, Rob
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Hi, I ordered this Winchester 1896 January Firearms Catalog No. 56 reprint in July, it arrived in good time and condition, but I wanted something earlier that might have pictures and ‘sales literature’ on the ’66 and the Henry, so I ordered the Winchester 1871 catalog, calculating that it would only contain information on the ’66 and the Henry .. your listing sort of described that the ’66 and Henry would be the topics of interest. I ordered it and it came, in good time and in good condition … unfortunately for me, it was all print, sales promises, testimonials, etc … but nothing that I can set out on a table for people to peruse on a table display of old Winchesters and a Henry … the display being the evolution of the Winchester from the Henry through 1894.  What can you tell me about your 1875catalog, which seems to use words about the Henry, the ’66 and the ’73 ?? People at a show will pause to look at pictures, they’re not going to look thru an 82 page book of text. If returns are not possible, what’s next best option ? Thanks, Dave

Hello Dave,  I’ll try to sort this out. Basically, early mass advertising concerned itself with testimonials, not many pictures. Also, the advertising was only aimed at selling items the company was making at the time of the issue of the ad. So, although there may be a mention of an earlier weapon it isn’t surprising there wasn’t an accompanying image or two. The Henry rifle is discussed in the Henry 1865 Repeating Rifle Catalogue by the company and it includes two images of the workings of the gun, the same ones as are in the 1871 Winchester catalog. The Winchester 1873 catalog seems to be a somewhat different rifle than the Henry so I assume it is the 1873 model as named such in the 1875 catalog. None of  the very early Winchester catalogs had a load of images, they just had not thought of that yet. Cheers, Rob for cornellpubs
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Hello, I’m surching for a manuel for the walther lp53. Can you help me? Kind regards, Bert
 
Here, you go, Walther LP53: Best wishes,  Abby
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I want to purchase the Remington 24 manual, but having issues with buying online. Please email me the phone number of your company, so I can talk to someone directly. Thank you! Matt
 
What sort of problems are you having at the website, we need to know so we can fix it? You can reach us at 810-225-3075 but we don’t keep regular hours, so, if there is no answer, leave a message telling us the best time to get back to you. Best, Rob
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Can you please tell me the approximate size of the pdf version of Lyman 1958 Handbook of Cast Bullets 1st Edition? Thank you.  Sarah
 
Sarah, I assume you are asking about the file size: 81,324 kb. Best,  Abby
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Hello – I’m interested in buying this Carl Gustaf (Sweden) 1973 Gun Catalog if it has information about the CG22T rifle. Thanks! jgill46 (Ebay)
 
Scroll down to see the contents of the catalog. Rob for cornellpubs
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Re: Hopkins & Allen 1911 Arms Co. Repair & Parts Catalogue. Sorry to bother you. Am looking to repair my friends 822 which is missing the firing pin and spring . He believes the gun is from 1910 – Would the parts for this be in the 1903 or 1911 catalog for have listed. Easiest way to check is to compare the receiver screws in the attached pictures. I will buy whatever you advise has the right looking parts diagram for the rifle. Thank you for your help. Jay jay-ford (Ebay)
 
Jay, I checked all the H&A parts catalogs and none of them match your loop lever your image has. They all show the cut lever with three LH receiver screws, not two. However, the image of the parts show flat springs for the trigger and main and a coil spring for the lever. I’m looking now at the 1914 parts catalog, but I don’t know if it is on ebay. Rob for cornellpubs
 

Jay, that is about all I can tell you. All the parts diagrams in the parts books of different dates are the same and none have three receiver screws. I’d take it to a gunsmith and see what they think. Rob
 
Thanks Rob I do appreciate your help and advice. I know a good gunsmith and will see what he thinks. I probably should buy the 1911 catalog as the closest date to when we believe it was purchased or made. Sound like they may of had variations during their runs. Could you please verify that Model 822 is diagramed out in the 1911 catalog. Thanks again for all your help. Jay
 
All companies at that time had only flat plan views, although a few, like Winchester, also offered cutaway drawings, but not H&A. It does, however, picture the springs and hammer which should be some help. And, yes, it features what they call a M822, which, as we discussed, is different than yours. If you can’t find the one you want on eaby we do have it at our website where we don’t pay fees, including on shipping! Rob for cornellpubs
 
While I have you – On your website -Any idea when the Swedish Mauser Army manual translated from the Swedish Army will be available again? Is there a .pdf version available too. Thanks
 
Let me see if I can make that happen. It would be better if we have this conversation through the website, however. Cheers, Rob for cornellpubs
 
What browser and/or email client are you using, so we can check it out. Meanwhile, try using “rob” and the website name
 
No luck on entering robcornell or rob@cornell
 
Ebay won’t let me give it to you but all emails have to have a so-called top level domain. You see it on the end of all emails or web addresses, comes after cornell.
 
Looks like we were thinking the same and appreciate your help. Send me a response to order and be glad to help on your contact us. Jay
 
Jay, the contact us button only transfers you to your email account for you to write an email to us. All it does is open your email and fill in our send to address. If it doesn’t work, I am afraid there is nothing I can do to force your client to open. Now, all email addresses have the user name, the at symbol and the name of the company to receive the email. I am sorry, but that is all the help I can offer you with communication because I don’t understand “a response to order and be glad to help on your contact us”, or call me at 810-225-3075. Cheers, Rob for cornellpubs
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Re: Sportco Firearms c1955 (AU) Gun Catalog-Manual. Heya – My partner has a Sportsco 62 .22 that he loves. I’m trying to find some historical posters/advertisements/manuals to frame and give for his birthday. Do you have anything like this in your catalogue? kedr.au.b42wecj (Ebay)
 
Hello, the Sportco m62 is featured in the advert you tagged. Cheers, Rob for cornellpubs
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Re: FN Model 49 Self Loading Rifle Manual. Is it original or reproduction? yued_2 (eBay)
 
Item Description reads: FN Model 49 Self Loading Rifle Manual 53 pages, about 8″ x 6″, glossy soft-cover in full color. New re-print restored and digitally enhanced from an ok photocopy… Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. Fully Illustrated.
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I need a complete copy of schematic for a A7Explorer and a Ruger lcp. .380 auto how can I get these items. William
 
I don’t have anything on the Ruger, but this should work for the AR7, has a nice cutaway of the works:  Abby
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Re: Remington Model 1100 LT-20 1964 Owner’s Manual. Part numbers also?
ARE THE PART NUMBERS LISTED ON THIS ONE? THANKS Pjp5031 (ebay)
 

 
Yes, part numbers are listed. Rob for cornellpubs Rob for cornellpubs
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Re: Winchester 1871 Fire Arms January Gun Catalog. interested in the Jan 1871 catalog … in the flyer included with my prior purchase … $16.95, on ebay it’s $18.95 …which is correct? How should I order and pay ? Thanks, Dave harbor5(ebay)
 
Both the website and ebay are $18.95 so the flyer is out of date. We appreciate website purchases because ebay fees are high. Rob for cornellpubs
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Re: FN 1979- Manual Light Machine Gun MINIMI-XM 249 cal 5.56 MT1-MIN-02-En. Hello , is this manual fn 1979 is for fn Minimi para with 100 round camo cloth ammo bag model 1980. chriborto_15 (ebay)
 
I don’t know. This manual is dated 1979 so if you are asking about a weapon made in 1980, I would guess, unless the gun is different than the ones in ’79, it should cover your 1980. If you have a doubt, I advise you to pass on this manual. Rob for cornellpubs
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Re: Sig 550/551 5.56mm Armourer’s Instructions. Hello is this hardbound? thank you rivitingsteel (ebay)
 
Read the Item Description: Sig 550/551 5.56mm Armourer’s Instructions 135 pages, about 11″ x 8″, glossy soft-cover in full color. New re-print restored and digitally enhanced from a nice original. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. Fully Illustrated.
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Re: Redfield 1965 Gun Sight Company Catalog (Denver, CO). Hello. Are you only selling the cover of this catalog? If not, can you please send photos of what is inside of it? Thank you, Eric gearfornature (ebay)
 
Hello Eric, Scroll down to see Item Description of the publication… 23 pages etc. Also, the image with the ad shows the cover one of the inside pages (all our reprints are set up the same way). Rob for cornellpubs
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Re: Maadi Engineering Co. 1977, Egypt- Helwan/AKM. Hi cornell ..is this AK item a poster or a booklet / manual ?? If it is a poster how big is it exactly ??? Thanks!!…. Steven lfet7236 (ebay)
 
Hi Steven, Please Item Description at eBay. But, in pain text this is what it says (remember, it is only $6): Maadi Engineering Co. 1977, Egypt- Helwan/AKM: 4 pages, about 11″ x 8″, Flyer. New color re-print restored and digitally enhanced from a nice original. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. Fully Illustrated. Text in English.
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Re: Winchester Model 12 Sequence of Take-Down and Assembly Operations. I ordered the manual for a Model 12, NOT the Model 12 Featherweight that was received today. How do you propose to correct this error? Dan danw136 (ebay)
 
Hi Dan, Actually, you ordered the Featherweight manual. You can go to eBay and they will confirm that. I would send you an image of the purchase, but eBay doesn’t allow me to do that with their messaging app. As a courtesy, however, I’ll send you the regular M12 manual. Cheers, Rob for cornell publications
 
Rob: I checked again…attempted to duplicate the order. Something is messed up as the cart and order jumped back and forth between the two versions…frustrating!! At any rate, I sincerely appreciate your offer to send me the version that I wanted. I will return the one that I got if you give me the OK to do that and a return address to use. Appreciate you sending me the regular Model 12 booklet. As information, I have a number of your items in my library…excellent products and this was perfectly packaged to prevent damage by the USPS automated equipment. Dan
 
Hi Dan, No need to return the Featherweight, please just keep it. eBay can be very annoying at times so it isn’t your fault. Cheers, Rob
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Hi! I am interested in purchasing 4 or 5 of your current EBay listings, was wondering if you can ship them all together to save some materials and shipping costs? And if so, please tell me the best way to make my purchases for convenience at your end……Thank you in advance, I have bought a number of your items previously, always very pleased! Best Regards, Tony       orgman2315  (eaby)
 
Hi Tony, sure, but please put them all in your eBay cart and then request combined shipping when you make the purchase. Cheers, Rob for cornell publications