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http://www.gunbroker.com/item/642064734
Oh brother, I have known these guns from the last two owners. Both are friends of mine… This guy is such a dandy.
Austin’s Guns said
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/642064734Oh brother, I have known these guns from the last two owners. Both are friends of mine… This guy is such a dandy.
“Friends”? Were you given a crack at them before they went to GB?
It is interesting that Yes they are consecutive serial numbers but that they left the warehouse on different dates and under different order numbers.
I wonder how long it took someone to match them up together.
Sincerely,
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Austin’s Guns said
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/642064734Oh brother, I have known these guns from the last two owners. Both are friends of mine… This guy is such a dandy.
So are these guns fakes just like his others? Or do you know them to be correct???
I believe the rifles are OK. The point is, he still acts like he has a giant private collection that he is liquidating.
Austin’s Guns said
I believe the rifles are OK. The point is, he still acts like he has a giant private collection that he is liquidating.
There is no “acting” involved… it is simply an ongoing series of bald-faced lies. That guy would not know how to tell the truth even if it was tattooed on his forehead.
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Austin’s Guns said
I believe the rifles are OK. The point is, he still acts like he has a giant private collection that he is liquidating.
He is not the only one, a top seller from Kentucky has been selling from the same collection for years to.
I did buy a Winchester M59 22 rifle from these folks. It was as advertised and turned out to be the rather rare “target model”. The sale went smoothly and I incurred no problems. Maybe I just got lucky. I spoke to Lisa Thomas before I bid, and bought the rifle as advertised. It is a real rare rifle. Big Larry
What do you gents think about his “new in original wooden crates” offerings. I think he has two such item presently. Both 1890’s–one from 1901 and another from 1910—not to mention several others rifles from the 1960’s in cardboard boxes, which I do see as a bit more plausible.
What are the probabilities of anyone still having the original wooden shipping crates from over 100 years ago for two rifles made 10 years apart. I mean these rifles were made when most people still heated their homes with wood fueled stoves. Crates like this would have been free kindling and not particularly good for home storage due to how much room they take up for an individual rifle. Unlike wooden cigar boxes or even ammo crates, a crate in this shape is not really handy for re-purposing either. They just seem too improbable to be authentic.
Thoughts?
Forward Observer said
What do you gents think about his “new in original wooden crates” offerings. I think he has two such item presently. Both 1890’s–one from 1901 and another from 1910—not to mention several others rifles from the 1960’s in cardboard boxes, which I do see as a bit more plausible.What are the probabilities of anyone still having the original wooden shipping crates from over 100 years ago for two rifles made 10 years apart. I mean these rifles were made when most people still heated their homes with wood fueled stoves. Crates like this would have been free kindling and not particularly good for home storage due to how much room they take up for an individual rifle. Unlike wooden cigar boxes or even ammo crates, a crate in this shape is not really handy for re-purposing either. They just seem too improbable to be authentic.
Thoughts?
That topic was discussed at length on this forum a year or two ago….
Tedk said
That topic was discussed at length on this forum a year or two ago….
Here’s a few links:
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/honest-gun-broker-sellers/
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/model-1873-in-cardboard-box/#p54696
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/If+there+was+any+doubt%85…/#p42089
Big Larry said
I did buy a Winchester M59 22 rifle from these folks. It was as advertised and turned out to be the rather rare “target model”. The sale went smoothly and I incurred no problems. Maybe I just got lucky. I spoke to Lisa Thomas before I bid, and bought the rifle as advertised. It is a real rare rifle. Big Larry
Just to clarify, which seller are you referring to?
Lisa Thomas works for “almostaranch” and this thread is about “Selling Dads Old Guns”.
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