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Thread: Frank Clarke passed away on 14th February 1937

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    Frank Clarke passed away on 14th February 1937

    An inventor of renown. I still maintain his gravestone in my local churchyard. I will raise a glass in his memory today.

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    It is good to know Frank's final resting place is being cared for.

    Thank you Powderfinger.

    John
    Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
    Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.

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    I’ll also raise a toast to the pistol governor,

    Matt

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    micky2 is online now The collector formerly known as micky
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    And thank you from me as well, for looking after his resting place, we collectors have a lot to thank him for.

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    [QUOTE=Powderfinger;8284765]An inventor of renown. I still maintain his gravestone in my local churchyard. I will raise a glass in his memory today.[/QUOT

    I would also like to thank you for tending the final resting place of one of my greatest air gun heroes who along with Lincoln Jeffries and others left us such a rich legacy.

    Brian

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    Frank Clarke gave us so much

    I am so grateful to have found this group of collectors. I enjoy reading about the developmental history of spring air pistols.

    I treasure my Warrior and Acvoke air pistols. I have wondered if Frank actually worked on either of my air pistols? These air pistols are quite rare in the USA.

    Thks

    Randall

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    Here is the only known, not exactly clear, picture of the man himself. He is seated just in front of his equally gifted friend and colleague Edwin Anson.


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    micky2 is online now The collector formerly known as micky
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    Quote Originally Posted by ccdjg View Post
    Here is the only known, not exactly clear, picture of the man himself. He is seated just in front of his equally gifted friend and colleague Edwin Anson.

    What a great collection of gun makers. thank you for the photo John, l am proud to say that l have a few guns that where made by some of their company's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ccdjg View Post
    Here is the only known, not exactly clear, picture of the man himself. He is seated just in front of his equally gifted friend and colleague Edwin Anson.

    Great to see a picture of Charles Riggs on the group photo John - thank you for sharing.

    Kind regards,

    John
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    Fascinating photo. Thank you for sharing it.

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    Agree amazing photograph

    Thank you for sharing it.
    Last edited by Re01312; 16-02-2024 at 08:37 AM.

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