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  1. 03-02-2023, 09:46 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mzee View Post
    I agree with Josie M. The clean, simple lines of the early BSAs have always reminded me of the gun in Gainsborough's painting of Mr & Mrs Andrews, though not enough to put a tricorn hat on when I'm shooting one of my small (but growing) collection.
    I think the rifle does connect to my early love of Kentucky rifles over here. Similar lines and sense holding a piece of history.

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