Special order gun for the president of Peru in 1918:
http://www.rockislandauction.com/view_i ... iid=223895
http://ww2.rockislandauction.com/44/p_s ... T-F2-L.jpg
http://ww2.rockislandauction.com/44/p_s ... T-F1-L.jpg
http://ww2.rockislandauction.com/44/p_s ... -CU2-L.jpg
not my cup of tea or cup of anything but interesting!
an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
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Re: an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
Thought for a second you were describing a Marlin!hfcable wrote:Special order gun for the president of Peru in 1918:
Special order Winchester 1894
not my cup of tea or cup of anything but interesting!
Thought I'd modify so we don't have to opening up more windows and added the left side of the frame. For the amount of decoration on the wood and receiver, the barrel/front end seems a little underdone! 
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Re: an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
Yeesh. That thing is butt ugly, but the engraving indicates a use as a Condor slayer. We could use a few of those here in CA. 
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Re: an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
... and it's not even a takedown.
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Re: an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
I'd like to take that deer hunting, they'd die laughing! Boy is that tastless UGLY !
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Re: an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
Tasteless, ugly, over done, ugly, gaudy, ugly, but well did I say ugly?
What fascinates me is that it's been used. notice the wear at the front of the receiver from being carried. I'll bet that Peruvian president actually used it. Also the loading gate screw is buggered up. Bet it came loose and they used a cabinet screw driver to tighten it.
I wouldn't mind having it. That way I could say I have the ugliest Win 1894 on Leverguns.com.
Joe
What fascinates me is that it's been used. notice the wear at the front of the receiver from being carried. I'll bet that Peruvian president actually used it. Also the loading gate screw is buggered up. Bet it came loose and they used a cabinet screw driver to tighten it.
I wouldn't mind having it. That way I could say I have the ugliest Win 1894 on Leverguns.com.
Joe
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Re: an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
I think it's awesome. I guess that means I have Peruvian Presidential makings. 
Re: an authentic but 'over the top' 1894 at auction:
what a piece of..........
wonder how it shoots?
wonder how it shoots?
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