Bob Roughton Collection
Number
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24
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Name
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Sliding wood patchbox, English
style
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Made by
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Monte Mandarino (actually
signed, usually cartouche)
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Barrel Length
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44"
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Caliber
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.50
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Value
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Purchased from
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Serial number
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18
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Private or Company
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Private
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Misc
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*Monte would like to buy this
gun back. He's in Montana or some
place out west. They've talked on the
phone, but never met in person.
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Number
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13
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Name
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Winchester style Kentucky Rifle,
Frederick Sheetz variation
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Made by
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Brian LaMaster
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Barrel Length
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42"
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Caliber
|
.45
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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widow of John somebody (was custom
made for John)
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Private or Company
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Misc
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Super Deluxe
Double-cavity patchbox
All sterling silver mounted
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Number
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8 (next to bottom)
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Name
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Winchester style Kentucky rifle
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Made by
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Jud Brennan
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Barrel Length
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42"
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Caliber
|
.45
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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Jud Brennan
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Serial number
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104, marked under patchbox lid
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Private or Company
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Private
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Misc
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Super Deluxe
Silver flower finial
Custom built for J.R. Roughton,
Jr.
One of the best Jud's in the
collection
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Number
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58 (center)
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Name
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Copy of Christian Oerter rifle
at Christian Springs, PA, 1775
"The famous Griffin
rifle"
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Made by
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Jud Brennan
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Barrel Length
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43 5/8"
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Caliber
|
.54
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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Jud Brennan (built for J.R.
Roughton, Jr.)
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Private or Company
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Private
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Misc
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Griffin on the side
Signed on butt plate by Brennan,
No. 135
The original sold for auction at
$1 million.
Five or six copies have been
made; this is the best
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Number
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7 (center)
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Name
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Winchester style Kentucky Rifle
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Made by
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Jud Brennan
|
Barrel Length
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44"
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Caliber
|
.45
|
Value
|
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Purchased from
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Charlie Kaufman
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Serial number
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50
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Private or Company
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Company ("I think")
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Misc
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All silver mounted, a milestone
production
|
Number
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60 (top)
|
Name
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Copy of a J.P. Beck
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Made by
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Jud Brennan
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Barrel Length
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42"
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Caliber
|
.45
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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Private or Company
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Private
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Misc
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Dated 1984
Whale tail box
Provenance in patchbox
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Number
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68 (bottom)
|
Name
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Copy of a Christian Springs
style
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Made by
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Mark Wheland
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Barrel Length
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43 5/8"
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Caliber
|
.58
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Value
|
|
Purchased from
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Mark Wheland
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Private or Company
|
Private
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Misc
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Two-tailed dog
Silver multipart flower
Silver inlay
Side-opening brass patchbox
Lamb's head finial
|
Number
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56 (top)
|
Name
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PA style
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Made by
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Robert Ditchburn in 1982
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Barrel Length
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44"
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Caliber
|
.45
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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Robert Ditchburn
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Private or Company
|
Private
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Misc
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Was Robert's personal gun
(RD made very few guns; mostly
did restorations)
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Number
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10 (bottom)
|
Name
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Winchester style Kentucky Rifle
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Made by
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Carl Pippert
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Barrel Length
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42 & 15/16"
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Caliber
|
.45
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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Steve Hench
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Private or Company
|
Private
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Misc
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Variation of a Simon Lauck
One of the last rifles Carl made
before he died
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Number
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6 (top)
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Name
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Virginia style Kentucky Rifle
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Made by
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Don Mach, dated 1987, variation
of Lauck rifle
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Barrel Length
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42"
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Caliber
|
.50
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Private or Company
|
Private
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Value
|
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Purchased from
|
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Serial number
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31
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Number
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77 (bottom)
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Name
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Rockbridge Country copy
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Made by
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Mark Silver (his personal gun)
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Barrel Length
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43 3/4"
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Caliber
|
.54
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Value
|
|
Purchased from
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Mark Silver
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Private or Company
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Private
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Misc
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Charcoal blue barrel, highly
carved and engraved, finely figured curly maple stock, MS engraved on
patchbox, featured on cover of a gun magazine
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Number
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6
|
Name
|
Virginia style Kentucky Rifle
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Made by
|
Don Mach, dated 1987, variation
of Lauck rifle
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Barrel Length
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42"
|
Caliber
|
.50
|
Private or Company
|
Private
|
Value
|
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Purchased from
|
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Serial number
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31
|
Number
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77
|
Name
|
Rockbridge Country copy
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Made by
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Mark Silver (his personal gun)
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Barrel Length
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43 3/4"
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Caliber
|
.54
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Value
| |
Purchased from
|
Mark Silver
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Private or Company
|
Private
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Misc
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Charcoal blue barrel, highly carved and engraved, finely figured curly maple stock, MS engraved on patchbox, featured on cover of a gun magazine
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Number
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59
|
Name
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Germanic style
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Made by
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John Bivens
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Barrel Length
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28"
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Caliber
|
.54
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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Private or Company
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Misc
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Made for "The Last of the
Mohicans," (1991), but ultimately not used in the movie.
Signed cartouche
European walnut stock
Gorgeous high art, European
style rifle
blue barrel, all other metal
bright
carefully marked lockplate: Ron
Ehlert
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Number
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43 (top - see below)
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Name
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Winchester VA style
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Made by
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Allan Sandy of West Virginia
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Number
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43
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Name
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Winchester VA style
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Made by
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Allan Sandy of West Virginia
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Barrel Length
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44"
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Caliber
|
.45
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Value
|
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Purchased from
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Allan Sandy in Nov 2006
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Private or
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Company
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Misc
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Sterling silver mounted with
gold inlay
The best gun Allan Sandy ever
built
Serial number 100
More info in note inside
patchbox
JR Roughton restained stock,
browned barrel and lock himself
(Sandy admitted it looked better
than before)
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Number
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27
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Name
|
Exotic PA style (a copy of a
certain rifle - unknown)
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Made by
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Larry Mrock, 1980
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Barrel Length
|
42"
|
Caliber
|
.45
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Value
|
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Purchased from
|
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Private or
|
Company
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Misc
|
Barrel bands at breach. Multiple silver inlays
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