Anyone familiar with Plymouth history probably knows that our town is known for b-b gun manufacturing. The Red Ryder gun of A Christmas Story (maybe the best Christmas comedy ever) fame was made here in Plymouth. The Plymouth Historical Museum will be honoring that history, tying it into other themes from the movie, in an [...]
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Plymouth Historical Museum’s new exhibit, “A Red Ryder Christmas Story” opens Nov. 18
Posted in Daisy Air Rifle, Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth history, downtown Plymouth, film, tagged A Christmas Story, air rifle, b-b gun, Christmas, Daisy Air Rifle, downtown Plymouth, events, film, history, holidays, movie, Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan, Red Ryder gun on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!”
Posted in A Christmas Story, Daisy Air Rifle, Plymouth history, Uncategorized, tagged A Christmas Story, air rifle, b-b guns, Christmas, Daisy Air Rifles, history, Plymouth history, You'll shoot your eye out on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve seen the movie, A Christmas Story, you’ll know that line. If you’ve been around Plymouth very long, you’ll also know that air rifle used to be made right here in town.
Michigan History Online has a great brief history of Daisy (and the air rifle industry more generally)
http://www.michiganhistorymag.com/extra/2008/marapr/its_a_daisy.html
Red Ryder was a character created by [...]
