Another Mother Lode

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:34 pm

Whilst carousing a few gun shops, today - I hit one of my faves, only to find a new, temporary rack with about 25 new long gun arrivals, completely covered by a sheet.

It turned out, that the shop had just got them in, for sale, and was in the process of photographing & appraising them, prior to tagging w/prices.

Among some dross was a gennie, 97%, .30US (.30-40)Win M-1895, an older .300 Savage 99, a 100% Remington M-12 octagon w/tanger, a 98% Win 1890 or 1906 w/tanger, a 100% Italian 1876 Winchester -and a few more I'm sure I missed, before I got hustled away.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:07 pm

Pete,
I know the feelin'. You waltz on in there and see all kinds of goodies. Thinking your first inline for cherry pickin', you hang around. The owner gets irritated while you ask him questions. You hang around some more, discouraging other people who come near. You see these old guns in mint condition and you just don't care what the owner thinks--your stayin' all night if you have to. Been there--done that----lots of times!

-----------Sixgun

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:11 pm

Please update us Pete if you get back in there. It would be really cool to have the 1895 Win.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:27 am

The M-1895 has a nice, wedge-shaped, ebony inlay in the tip of it's schnobble forend, too.

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:04 am

sleeping on the sidewalk is going to be tough this time of year