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November 1, 2013
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Probably only Big Larry & myself will appreciate the workmanship. Count up the hours spent not only on the wood carving, but on acid-etching (I think) the trigger guard. Heavy “block” fore-end means built as a prone gun, so reasonable to assume “creator” was a serious shooter; maybe his intention was to distract competitors with his showpiece.
June 1, 2023
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Since Big Larry hasn’t said it yet, I will say it on his behalf:
“Oh, the Humanity!”
BRP
November 1, 2013
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Blue Ridge Parson said
Since Big Larry hasn’t said it yet, I will say it on his behalf:“Oh, the Humanity!”
Larry says he’s stopped collecting anything but S&Ws (I’m skeptical), & my SS check won’t accommodate another 52, so I won’t bid against you for this “unique” specimen.
May 23, 2009
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They did all that work and forgot to fix the crack in the stock!
Maverick
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November 1, 2013
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Maverick said
They did all that work and forgot to fix the crack in the stock!
You didn’t see the plastic wood (I guess) rubbed into it? But it WAS a pile of work.
December 31, 2012
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Blue Ridge Parson said
Since Big Larry hasn’t said it yet, I will say it on his behalf:“Oh, the Humanity!”
BRP
Thanks BRP. I could not have said it better myself. You forgot the picture. Big Larry
January 20, 2023
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It’s certainly a pile of something. I usually favor a lot of up close, in-focus auction photography but this specimen could use some Gaussian blur.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
