November 27, 2011, 02:40 PM | #1 |
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Nice little find
Through a long process, I recently came into possession of some items that belonged to my wife's late uncle.
Thought these were pretty neat.
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November 27, 2011, 04:01 PM | #2 |
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Where is the rest of the gun?
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November 27, 2011, 04:25 PM | #3 |
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You put them between two fingers of your left hand, then use a hammer in your right hand to fire them.
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November 27, 2011, 04:36 PM | #4 |
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Funny. Ha ha
Kind of neat, really. I never saw a cased pair of Savage Four-Tenners before. Do you think it is a factory set or a box added by Unk? Certainly cheaper than a set of Purbaugh or Briley tubes. |
November 27, 2011, 05:29 PM | #5 |
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I am pretty sure he made the box. He was a very artistic craftsman. I have two sets of blank grips he had in his workshop. My wife said he had made several revolver grips for people. (See photo below) I am guessing these are probably inletted for S&W K Frame.
More interesting items to come when I get a chance to take some photos.
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IMO, more likely for a J-Frame
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Right, J Frame.
I already tried them on a K Frame.
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December 2, 2011, 10:38 AM | #8 |
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Finally got a chance to take some photos of the other items that belonged to my wife's late uncle.
1st: Ithaca Feather Weight 20ga. He made the stock out of a nice piece of walnut. Serial # 619xxx-2. 2nd: Remington Model 11, 12ga. He also made the stock on this one. Serial # 359xxx. 3rd: Closeup of the carving he did on the Remington stock. Haven't had a chance to try to find info on the serial numbers.
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I like that Model 11 stock! What is on the other side?
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I'd like to see the outside.
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Barber: The other side is plain, with her face being the point of the comb.
Carguy: They are just inletted blocks with screw and nut?(can't remember what you call the counter sunk nut).
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Right!!!
And what birds?
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Wow. It seems the world lost a true craftsman. Beautiful work. I sure hope you intend on keeping them in the family.
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The grips also look like they might fight an Iver Johnson or Harrington & Richardson top break revolver, or another similar make of top break of that era.
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