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  1. 16-05-2008, 03:03 PM #1
    Roughshooter1
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    wall hanger wanted

    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
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  2. 16-05-2008, 10:34 PM #2
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    How about an 1860 Tower Enfield rifle, stamped as sold out of service and then shotgunised?

    Or the Hughlex
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  3. 17-05-2008, 07:07 AM #3
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    What sort of money are you after for it?
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  4. 01-06-2008, 04:06 PM #4
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    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.
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  5. 02-06-2008, 04:28 PM #5
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    Wow
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  6. 02-06-2008, 07:23 PM #6
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    Sorry to butt in ..

    but what is a Huglex never heard of a BP gun like this ?
    " WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SHOOT - SHOOT , DON'T TALK ! "
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  7. 03-06-2008, 07:46 AM #7
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    The Hughlex is the perfect web sales gun, it looks a lot better in photo's than it does in real life

    http://www.robinhewitt.net/hughlex.jpg
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  8. 03-06-2008, 12:15 PM #8
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    Nice ..

    I've seen worse ...wouldn't mind this on my wall
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  9. 03-06-2008, 08:21 PM #9
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    Some things can be fixed, if you are prepared to throw enough cash at them...

    BEFORE - AFTER

    But the Hughlex ain't one of them
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  10. 03-06-2008, 09:25 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by robinghewitt View Post
    The Hughlex is the perfect web sales gun, it looks a lot better in photo's than it does in real life

    http://www.robinhewitt.net/hughlex.jpg
    A real beauty!

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    Quote Originally Posted by robinghewitt View Post
    Some things can be fixed, if you are prepared to throw enough cash at them...

    BEFORE - AFTER

    But the Hughlex ain't one of them
    Very nice reconversion! And most interesting: a matchlock conversion to percussion, back to matchlock.

    Are matchlocks very expensive?

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  12. 03-06-2008, 11:02 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim McArthur View Post
    Are matchlocks very expensive?
    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 Inlays
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  13. 03-06-2008, 11:22 PM #13
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    It's a beautiful gun, that's for sure. Sounds like an expensive hobby you have there!

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  14. 04-06-2008, 07:12 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim McArthur View Post
    Sounds like an expensive hobby you have there!
    Well, yes and no

    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
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  15. 06-06-2008, 10:21 AM #15
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    Once turned down ...

    ..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
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