When the US entered WWII, he volunteered to join the Army. He said he loved how small, compact and simple it was as well as its accuracy. 32 rimfire "Flowbie" (as he called it) rifle that they used to hunt with and provide their meat. Before his passing, He told me many stories about the family's. His family was quite poor and he left school after the 5th grade to work at a sawmill and earn income for the family. My grandfather was born and raised in the mountains of northern Tennessee. The 1907 Bannerman catalog indicates that the Flobert cadet rifles were made in Europe (probably Belgium) and used the Remington Flobert action. The text and pricing are very similar in the two catalogs. The catalog advertisements are from the 1893 Meaucham catalog and the 1907 Bannerman catalog. They were sold from about 1892 through the start of WWI. The “Remington Flobert” rifles were promoted as a cadet rifle and sold by the E.C. By the 1880's the company also sold a better grade of American made firearms. Meacham established a sporting goods business that specialized in selling inexpensive imported firearms. Light weight single shot blackpowder rifles were intended for children ages 10 and up to drill for military exercises and increase their marksmanship skills. These gun were used for training in the military schools in the 1800's.
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