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Granted these are double pistols but I wish I could see this level of workmanship in a double rifle. http://youtu.be/vd8SaNzeZqk 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | ||
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Wow. Talk about art at its finest. Regards, Robert ****************************** H4350! It stays crunchy in milk longer! | |||
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Great art but not really working guns. They do not shoot any powder or shot! Hi quality jewellery is what that is. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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That is something my wife might find to place in her curio cabinet, but I certainly would not want a real firearm that pimped up in my collection! ...................................................................  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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Reminds me of Blaser with all of their "lipstick on a pig" gimmickry! | |||
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A double rifle (or pistol for that matter) does not have to be ornate to show off the finest level of workmanship. Look inside an English double rifle and notice the attention to detail and quality of workmanship that does not often see the light of day. Flawless craftsmanship and gaudy ornamentation are not the same things. | |||
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Subsailor is so right. I have the plainest of doubles and the wood to metal fit and other samples of craftsmanship leave me speechless. Many of my doubles won't close if something as thin as toilet paper is on the action face or a grain of powder. In my Winchester days, hell they could be dropped in the mud and still function. Compared to vintage doubles from the UK, American arms suck. As to the items shown here, they belong with the Pink Pistols of San Francisco or the new Bruce Jenner. Not on a legitimate firearms forum (IMHO). Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Cal can you please tell us how you actually feel ddep down in there!  "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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When it comes to stuff like that I always figure someone had more money than brains to commission it, or, that a maker did them just to prove he could. Art, certainly. A firearm, only in shape. DRSS: E. M. Reilley 500 BPE E. Goldmann in Erfurt, 11.15 X 60R Those who fail to study history are condemned to repeat it | |||
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I think the auction estimate of 2.5 million is a little high. I could see going maybe 1.5 at best. I mean really, for 2.5 I could get about 138 Heym doubles or a dozen best quality Holland rifles (one in every caliber?) and still have money left over to buy Sabatti doubles to hand out as post hunt tips for the camp staff on all of my future hunts!  "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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In fact they sold for nearly $5.9M. Of course they are not Holland & Hollands, but they are a nice thing in their own right, and much rarer. | |||
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Wow. I sure hope a grain of sand doesn't get in the wrong place at the wrong time! . | |||
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