Buck Conner1
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Handgonnes by Henry Frapp
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@Buck Conner wrote:
What model Pedersoli do you have ?
I also shoot matchlocks and handgonnes. I had a .50 caliber handgonne purchased from Cabela's and a .62 caliber matchlock purchased from Kit Ravener.
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@Henry Frapp wrote:
I didn't know Cabela's ever sold handgonnes. Do you have a picture of it?
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@Buck Conner wrote:
This one came and sold to them as an original at the gun counter. I was off that day and was asked the next day to look at it. They made a mistake as it was modern made not an original. They were going to fire the outfitter that made the purchase. I talked to the store manager, we figured out a price I could live with and saved the kid's job.
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@Henry Frapp wrote:
That's your .50 handgonne in the picture?
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@Buck Conner wrote:
Was mind (Cabela's picture or someone's), got offered more than invested and said good bye to the toy.
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@Henry Frapp wrote:
That's strange, because that's my handgonne. I never sold it to Cabela's. And I didn't know they were using my picture for advertising.
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@Buck Conner wrote:
Strange, as I purchased this one probably 7 years ago and was told they didn't know who made it, we figured someone local that had a lathe. These handgonnes were very common for a while then most figured they were just a toy as it wasn't legal for hunting and the local police departments looked down on it being easy to hide from sight. This picture (where ever it came from I don't know) never got shown as I purchased it before it was ever made available or advertised. The only thing we did to this one was age the unfinished barrel to a mellow gray (never bothered to take a picture as I sold it).
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@Buck Conner wrote:
What model Pedersoli do you have ?
I also shoot matchlocks and handgonnes. I had a .50 caliber handgonne purchased from Cabela's and a .62 caliber matchlock purchased from Kit Ravener.
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@Henry Frapp wrote:
I didn't know Cabela's ever sold handgonnes. Do you have a picture of it?
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@Buck Conner wrote:
This one came and sold to them as an original at the gun counter. I was off that day and was asked the next day to look at it. They made a mistake as it was modern made not an original. They were going to fire the outfitter that made the purchase. I talked to the store manager, we figured out a price I could live with and saved the kid's job.
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@Henry Frapp wrote:
That's your .50 handgonne in the picture?
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@Buck Conner wrote:
Was mind (Cabela's picture or someone's), got offered more than invested and said good bye to the toy.
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@Henry Frapp wrote:
That's strange, because that's my handgonne. I never sold it to Cabela's. And I didn't know they were using my picture for advertising.
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@Buck Conner wrote:
Strange, as I purchased this one probably 7 years ago and was told they didn't know who made it, we figured someone local that had a lathe. These handgonnes were very common for a while then most figured they were just a toy as it wasn't legal for hunting and the local police departments looked down on it being easy to hide from sight. This picture (where ever it came from I don't know) never got shown as I purchased it before it was ever made available or advertised. The only thing we did to this one was age the unfinished barrel to a mellow gray (never bothered to take a picture as I sold it).
This topic was moved from the Welcome Topic area.
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