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Roughshooter1
16-05-2008, 03:03 PM
Having jught a lovely old shooting related oil painting - I am in need of a nice wall hanger to go underneath it!

Anyone got anything - will consider anything interesting
Regards
Graham
robinghewitt
16-05-2008, 10:34 PM
How about an 1860 Tower Enfield rifle, stamped as sold out of service and then shotgunised?

Or the Hughlex :rolleyes:
Roughshooter1
17-05-2008, 07:07 AM
What sort of money are you after for it?
Regards
Graham
SharpHunter
01-06-2008, 04:06 PM
Hey Rob, if I can find some money to afford it I would love to buy that Huglex of you still (we discussed it over pm some time ago) I am still interested but being a poor student its a bit tricky at the moment :(
I love the style of that old gun, and it would make a nice first BP gun.
robinghewitt
02-06-2008, 04:28 PM
Wow :rolleyes:
Arch.Stanton?
02-06-2008, 07:23 PM
but what is a Huglex ;) never heard of a BP gun like this ?
robinghewitt
03-06-2008, 07:46 AM
The Hughlex is the perfect web sales gun, it looks a lot better in photo's than it does in real life :D

http://www.robinhewitt.net/hughlex.jpg
Arch.Stanton?
03-06-2008, 12:15 PM
I've seen worse ...wouldn't mind this on my wall :p
robinghewitt
03-06-2008, 08:21 PM
Some things can be fixed, if you are prepared to throw enough cash at them...

BEFORE (http://www.robinhewitt.net/jlbefore.jpg) - AFTER (http://www.robinhewitt.net/jlafter.jpg)

But the Hughlex ain't one of them :D
Jim McArthur
03-06-2008, 09:25 PM
The Hughlex is the perfect web sales gun, it looks a lot better in photo's than it does in real life :D

http://www.robinhewitt.net/hughlex.jpg

A real beauty! :)

Jim
Jim McArthur
03-06-2008, 09:28 PM
Some things can be fixed, if you are prepared to throw enough cash at them...

BEFORE (http://www.robinhewitt.net/jlbefore.jpg) - AFTER (http://www.robinhewitt.net/jlafter.jpg)

But the Hughlex ain't one of them :D

Very nice reconversion! And most interesting: a matchlock conversion to percussion, back to matchlock.

Are matchlocks very expensive? :confused:

Jim
robinghewitt
03-06-2008, 11:02 PM
Are matchlocks very expensive? :confused:

This one cost me $1250 from the States, then dollops of cash to Magnus Wiberg in Sweden who did the reversion.

I particularly liked it because it has no less than 24 inlays including 5 brass dragons, all with silver eyes and claws. Funky :D Inlays (http://www.robinhewitt.net/jldragons.jpg)
Jim McArthur
03-06-2008, 11:22 PM
It's a beautiful gun, that's for sure. Sounds like an expensive hobby you have there! :D

Jim
robinghewitt
04-06-2008, 07:12 PM
Sounds like an expensive hobby you have there! :D

Well, yes and no :D

If you stick with antiques and can avoid geting ripped off, the value goes up rather than down.

The fastest price hike I ever saw was when I bought a Baker rifle. It arrived cracked, the dealer first offered an invisible repair, then he offered to buy it back because he could get £2250 more than I'd paid the week before :eek:
Arch.Stanton?
06-06-2008, 10:21 AM
..a mouldy old percussion gun withoput its hammer etc and had lots of free woodworm ....
Well I'm not daft , and knew it was no Baker , but later found out it was the later design Brusnwick .
Knew I should have bought it for the asking price - £70:o