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September 22, 2011
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SRC, with decent condition. Not refinished. Antique desired but not essential. PM me if you have one you care to part with.
April 20, 2011
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December 31, 2012
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Two real nice ones on Merz’s antiques site. Big Larry
September 22, 2011
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Big Larry said
Two real nice ones on Merz’s antiques site. Big Larry
Thanks! Merz’s has nice stuff, but full retail, and then some. I am hoping for a private sale to avoid the retail “gouge”. This is avoidable, as I desire a .44-40 carbine, but, by no means, need one, so I either obtain one affordably, or I don’t.
Will consider trade of a .32-40 Model 1894 carbine ca. 1915, solely or with added cash if necessary for even trade.
November 1, 2013
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mrcvs said
Merz’s has nice stuff, but full retail, and then some…
“And then some.” He HAS to charge more–he’s so famous!
December 31, 2012
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Merz has been very good to me. He has the products no one else has.
As far as M1892 44 carbines go, nice ones are very hard to find and very expensive. I have a mediocre 1925 vintage M92 44 carbine with bbl. blue and a washed out receiver, nice bore and good wood. It is 100% correct as issued in 1925. $4,500 at a Reno show a few years back and it was the only carbine in 44 that was worth buying. I may upgrade it someday, but not now. Big Larry
November 1, 2013
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Big Larry said
Merz has been very good to me. He has the products no one else has.As far as M1892 44 carbines go, nice ones are very hard to find and very expensive. I have a mediocre 1925 vintage M92 44 carbine with bbl. blue and a washed out receiver, nice bore and good wood. It is 100% correct as issued in 1925. $4,500 at a Reno show a few years back and it was the only carbine in 44 that was worth buying. I may upgrade it someday, but not now. Big Larry
He does have a pile of them, in a wide range of prices.
By the way, how much does it detract from the value of a SRC if some previous owner had the good sense to do away with that noisy & useless ring? Leaving the stud in place.
December 1, 2012
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clarence said
By the way, how much does it detract from the value of a SRC if some previous owner had the good sense to do away with that noisy & useless ring? Leaving the stud in place.
Love the comment. Don’t know about the values, but that “useless ring” is why I collect Eastern Carbines.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
November 1, 2013
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Wincacher said
Love the comment. Don’t know about the values, but that “useless ring” is why I collect Eastern Carbines.
Cavalry carbine slings (and boots) were discussed here not that long ago. They were standard cavalry equipment, but nobody carried lever-action repeaters this way, so the survival of this useless appendage is the equivalent of the rows of buttons still sewn on the cuffs of men’s jackets. (Which, 200 yrs ago, had a legit function.)
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