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Bert H. said Like I mentioned, I sincerely doubt that anyone will entertain the $16,250 opening bid. 

To many gullibles, a high price serves as validation that the item “has” to be right.  Would the dealer or auction house dare to set such a figure if its authenticity was questionable?  It’s the customary way of doing business for Collectors in Houston.

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IMHO the barrel ‘stamp’ is the work of a graver

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Tedk said
IMHO the barrel ‘stamp’ is the work of a graver

  

I think so too.

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Tedk said
IMHO the barrel ‘stamp’ is the work of a graver

  

Too bad they went to all that trouble with the wrong date!

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deerhunter said

  

Too bad they went to all that trouble with the wrong date!

  

Really… I view it as poetic justice!

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Bert H. said

deerhunter said

Tedk said

IMHO the barrel ‘stamp’ is the work of a graver

  

Too bad they went to all that trouble with the wrong date!

  

Really… I view it as poetic justice!

  

I certainly agree!  Could be an episode for “World’s Dumbest….”

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Maverick said
Barrel Address looks like an over inflated tire wrapped in bubble wrap and lettered by a 3rd grader that forgot to cross his Ts and dot the Is.

The barrel and magazine have too much of a gap on the muzzle end of the barrel. 

I wonder how the rifle was configured originally.

Sincerely,

Maverick

  

Wow – when I first starting reading the comments about the barrel lettering, I figured it wasn’t great, but wow… this is horrific.

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Well…here you go…

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It missed their estimate by quite a bit but I would have never dreamed it would bring $25K. Apparently there’s something we don’t understand going on here.

 

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TXGunNut said
It missed their estimate by quite a bit but I would have never dreamed it would bring $25K. Apparently there’s something we don’t understand going on here.

 

Mike

  

“A Fool and his money are soon parted” is an appropriate analogy.

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