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The Weaver mount was developed by William Ralph Weaver (1905 – 8 November 1975) at his telescopic sight company W.R. Weaver Co., which he founded in 1930. [3] Previous systems included the Leupold/Redfield mounts. [4] Compared to the Leupold mount, the Weaver rail is not as strong and cannot be adjusted for windage. [4]
The Redfield Hoard was LaVere Redfield's collection of 407,000 silver Morgan and Peace dollars. The hoard was discovered in Reno, Nevada , at the home of LaVere Redfield after his death in 1974. Redfield was burglarized in 1952 and at that time he had already amassed a hoard of 270,000 silver dollars.
LaVere Redfield (October 29, 1897 – September 6, 1974) was an American financier and multi-millionaire. Redfield made his fortune in purchasing oil land in Los Angeles, investing in stocks, and buying property at tax sales during the Great Depression.
A cantilever in a traditionally timber framed building is called a jetty or forebay. In the southern United States, a historic barn type is the cantilever barn of log construction. Temporary cantilevers are often used in construction. The partially constructed structure creates a cantilever, but the completed structure does not act as a cantilever.
Mount Redfield is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 15th-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of 4,606 feet (1,404 m), and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County, near Cliff Mountain [5] and Mount Skylight. [4]
The Town of Redfield was incorporated from part of the Town of Mexico in 1800. The town is in the northeastern corner of the county. The town is in the northeastern corner of the county. As the town is located in the lake effect snowbelt , it is known for its frequent and heavy snowfalls, even more so than other towns in upstate New York.
The Niagara Cantilever Bridge or Michigan Central Railway Cantilever Bridge was a cantilever bridge across the Niagara Gorge. An international railway-only bridge between Canada and the United States, it connected Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was replaced by the Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge in 1925.
Redfield is a city in and the county seat of Spink County, South Dakota, United States. [5] The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census . [ 6 ] The city was named for J. B. Redfield, a railroad official.