mason dixon commemmorative questions

bushmaster65 · April 29, 2014, 02:25 PM

Picked this up a week ago on GB for 160.00 shipped. appears unfired with a slight turn ring. nickle plating is excellent. No scratches. Grips are just a skoshe to small for the TG and BS framing. She looks realy nice and it's the only one I've seen that was nickle plated.
Date stamp is 1981.
Maker is the triangle with what looks like the ASM logo under the loading lever.
The Left side of the barrel says "Mason Dixon Commemorative 1502"
So the question is: Have any of you guys seen these over the years?
The 1502 stands for the 1,502 days it took to survey the line I assume.
I haven't seen any images of these or numbers on amount manufactured.
Just curious about the history of this particular model.

Fingers McGee · April 29, 2014, 06:42 PM

Don't know anything about it, and have never heard of it. Dr. Davis at [email protected] would be the onliest one I know of that might.

bushmaster65 · May 2, 2014, 08:51 AM

...For the lead. As well as helping me find his sight again. I had stumbled upon it about a year ago and neglected to bookmark it. Very nice reference sight.
I'm awaiting his reply at present.
Thanks again.
Bush

bprevolver · May 2, 2014, 07:40 PM

This is the first time I have run into this commemorative. I would speculate that is is a private edition commissioned by someone connected with the Mason Dixon survey. Armi San Marco did many of these limited editions. I did a little research and found one on the Auction Arms site. It sold for $276 with 10 bids. I also found a Mason Dixson Commemorative Knife produced in 1984.

April 29, 2014, 02:25 PM	#1
bushmaster65 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	mason dixon commemmorative questions Picked this up a week ago on GB for 160.00 shipped. appears unfired with a slight turn ring. nickle plating is excellent. No scratches. Grips are just a skoshe to small for the TG and BS framing. She looks realy nice and it's the only one I've seen that was nickle plated. Date stamp is 1981. Maker is the triangle with what looks like the ASM logo under the loading lever. The Left side of the barrel says "Mason Dixon Commemorative 1502" So the question is: Have any of you guys seen these over the years? The 1502 stands for the 1,502 days it took to survey the line I assume. I haven't seen any images of these or numbers on amount manufactured. Just curious about the history of this particular model. __________________ "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave."

April 29, 2014, 06:42 PM	#2
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Don't know anything about it, and have never heard of it. Dr. Davis at [email protected] would be the onliest one I know of that might. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

May 2, 2014, 08:51 AM	#3
bushmaster65 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	Thanks Fingers ...For the lead. As well as helping me find his sight again. I had stumbled upon it about a year ago and neglected to bookmark it. Very nice reference sight. I'm awaiting his reply at present. Thanks again. Bush __________________ "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave."

May 2, 2014, 07:40 PM	#4
bprevolver Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 141	Mason Dixon This is the first time I have run into this commemorative. I would speculate that is is a private edition commissioned by someone connected with the Mason Dixon survey. Armi San Marco did many of these limited editions. I did a little research and found one on the Auction Arms site. It sold for $276 with 10 bids. I also found a Mason Dixson Commemorative Knife produced in 1984.