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Photograph caption dated April 8, 1960 reads, "Features new rifle - Steve Kessler, sales executive for Winfield Arms Co., explains mechanics of pistol-rifle to TV actress Evelyn Bernard. Novel firearm is .22-caliber pistol that converts to rifle by fitting in stock action. Valley shooter Ruthe Lynn Kerr, left, holds .22-caliber lightweight rifle at C&H reloading tool booth, Los Angeles Sportsmen's Show."
Pan Pacific Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.) Firearms--Collectors and collecting Handloading of ammunition Rifles Pistols Merchants Television actors and actresses--United States Women Men Fairfax (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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