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Name: Chester Maurice Bickers
Birthplace: Kansas,
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1889
Death Date: March, 1967
Chester M. Bickers
1917: Rifle inspector Newton Arms Co.
1920: Tool Maker
1927: Auto accessories
1930: Gas and Auto
1940: Salesman Auto ????
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Name: Chester Maurice Bickers
Birthplace: Kansas,
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1889
Death Date: March, 1967
Chester M. Bickers
1917: Rifle inspector Newton Arms Co.
1920: Tool Maker
1927: Auto accessories
1930: Gas and Auto
1940: Salesman Auto ????
Good info thank you...wow does that leave a huge gap from Newton Arms to the 1956 dated barrel and gun...
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Some of you old guys think of what the last poster said. Salaried toolmaker to building this gun, 36 years. 1976 to today, 36 years. Not really such a "huge gap". What were you doing with tools in 1976 that you can't do as well or better today? Our poster Bolero must be a young guy.
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Some of you old guys think of what the last poster said. Salaried toolmaker to building this gun, 36 years. 1976 to today, 36 years. Not really such a "huge gap". What were you doing with tools in 1976 that you can't do as well or better today? Our poster Bolero must be a young guy. Hi, my reference wasn't an attempt to imply anything other than it was a long time or huge gap from when he was actually employed in guns and machining to when he actually assembled the gun... I think your reasoning is sound though... I am fortunately 71 years young...
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The comment about the gap in different employments reminds me of an argument/discussion I saw a while back, and resonated very strongly with my own experiences.
I was intially educated as a gunsmith and of course have had my own personal shop and tools ever since then. Built my first rifle at 14 and my last one at 65. Actually WORKED as a smith for only 2-3 years before being lured into the nuclear power world, but have been continuously doing gun work on the side and hanging around my friends' gun shops all my life. IOW a quite full involvement in the gun world except for that pesky 40hrs/week required to earn a living!
My point is that even though the public written record may not show any specific evidence of this fellow's footprint in the gun world after a certain date, nevertheless I'd bet THE RANCH that he, like anyone who's truly interested in guns, remained an avid enthusiast. And he, like most of us, apparently got better with age (at least in some ways, grin).
The public written record is an excellent source of biographical info but the info is always cursory and incomplete at best. His (and my) employment and residence records would seemingly point away from guns in the later years but the actual personal/private work evidence says otherwise. Food for thought.
Regards, Joe
You can lead a man to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America!
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Joe,
Very well said-indeed.
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When I run across a new name such as Mr. Bickers I try to do a quick search and verify I have the right person.
I then try to locate his full name, date of birth and death. Just a quick snapshot of the person so anyone who wishes to do further research has a place to start.
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When I run across a new name such as Mr. Bickers I try to do a quick search and verify I have the right person.
I then try to locate his full name, date of birth and death. Just a quick snapshot of the person so anyone who wishes to do further research has a place to start.
Thanks to everyone for their valuable input, it is appreciated greatly... Chuck
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