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Today, 08:19 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread "Prodigal" Guns or (perhaps more appropriately) "Sins of the Father" in The Lounge

I bought this J.C. Higgins 12 gauge pump new in about 1955 when I was fourteen. In 2002 it was stolen out of my house along with another armful of...

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Yesterday, 07:26 PM

68python replied to a thread Colt Snakes? in Colt Revolvers

Rick, you've got to stop buying Rolexes, from guys on the street wearing trench coats, who have "really great deals".

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Yesterday, 07:11 PM

68python replied to a thread Colt Snakes? in Colt Revolvers

So, what is this? Chopped liver?;)

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10-21-2019, 07:24 PM

68python replied to a thread Colt Snakes? in Colt Revolvers

Looked at collecting all the Snakes, but realized I don't even care for Boa, Viper, Anaconda. Close to finishing collecting the Python in every...

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10-21-2019, 12:14 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Volcanic lever action carbines NIB, 25 cents each! in The Lounge

$10 worth would have been a good retirement plan, if you fell asleep in some dark corner and woke up a 160 years later.

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10-21-2019, 10:34 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread Unusual Extra-Wide Heiser Cartridge Belt in Leather and Accessories

Combo gun belt/kidney belt? I have seen old timey pictures of I think Texas Rangers using them.

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10-20-2019, 08:17 PM

68python replied to a thread Looking at a 2.5 inch Python......what do you think this means...... in Python

Merril I'll do you a big favor. I'll give you 10 times what you paid for the nickel snubby Python...:D

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10-20-2019, 07:19 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Lightning bought at auction in Colt Revolvers

When I was a 12 year old kid in 1953, my first gun deal that I did with no help was I bought a beautiful modern steel double barrel Parker 12 gauge...

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10-20-2019, 05:05 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Looking at a 2.5 inch Python......what do you think this means...... in Python

Sorry, forgot the python and Ruger 77 7X57.

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10-20-2019, 04:20 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Looking at a 2.5 inch Python......what do you think this means...... in Python

Got to brag again, again, again. I bought this nickle python about January of 1971 NIB for $165! It was a half price sale. Jack First, the gun...

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10-20-2019, 02:15 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Lightning bought at auction in Colt Revolvers

I`m mad all over again. My ex took this one and many more with her when she ran off with jody in 1986.

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10-20-2019, 02:05 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Need Frontier Scout Info in Colt Revolvers

Looks like 1959. You might check with the lady and see if there is another cylinder laying around in .22 LR, or that could be in it and she may have...

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10-20-2019, 12:04 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread ? onEl Paso Dress Belts in Leather and Accessories

Got to tell this story about a pair of Russell boots. I used to buy "seconds" as I knew the company owner. About 1963 I was hitch hiking in...

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10-20-2019, 10:15 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread ? onEl Paso Dress Belts in Leather and Accessories

I was born and raised around Berlin, Wisconsin. It`s known as "The fur and leather city". There is or at least was a tannery there. Also there...

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10-20-2019, 09:44 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread ? onEl Paso Dress Belts in Leather and Accessories

Just found a picture of the belt and holster.

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10-20-2019, 09:41 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread ? onEl Paso Dress Belts in Leather and Accessories

I had "Alphonso of Hollywood" make me this holster and belt rig for my 2 1/2" Python about 1971 for about $65 if I recall. The matching belt belt...

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10-20-2019, 08:47 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread Factory rework effect on value 1877 in Colt Revolvers

I always wonder how anyone can get even ballpark prices on these less popular guns. It`s not like you can see five in a gun show or shop all exactly...

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10-19-2019, 09:14 PM

68python started a thread ? onEl Paso Dress Belts in Leather and Accessories

As El Paso Saddlery gunleather is popular here , request member experiences with E.P. daily use "dress" belts- brown and black. Lifetime...

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10-19-2019, 08:09 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread SAA carry holsters in Leather and Accessories

I still have this holster that came with a 1906 SAA that I no longer have. No name or makers name on it that I can see. It does seem a little too...

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