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<p>[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 26544133, member: 86815"]Many years ago at a Tulsa Gun Show an Octogenarian dealer told me that part of the fun was buying a mongrel runt of the litter dog and trading it up to eventually be a Pedigree dog [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER]. I bought a Stevens 32 rimfire rifle which no one wanted in the USA because you cannot buy ammunition easily and took it to the UK because you didn't need a license for the same reason as ammunition was not available. I paid $80 dollars for the rifle and committed never to sell in the chain. In between the Stevens and a few modern guns eventually I ended up three years later with a $6000 1790 Twigg flintlock pistol. Along the way I made many friends, everyone thought they had a great deal and was happy and no one felt cheated. Particularly me!!</p><p>This is a great post [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] thank you.</p><p>My current challenge is a bit like what you did to get a gold escudos. I want to trade 90 slabbed Morgan dollars into a gold shipwreck coin possibly at FUN January 2026.</p><p>I will post the two guns tomorrow unless a moderator says no as it will encourage the further pursuit of historic artefacts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 26544133, member: 86815"]Many years ago at a Tulsa Gun Show an Octogenarian dealer told me that part of the fun was buying a mongrel runt of the litter dog and trading it up to eventually be a Pedigree dog [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER]. I bought a Stevens 32 rimfire rifle which no one wanted in the USA because you cannot buy ammunition easily and took it to the UK because you didn't need a license for the same reason as ammunition was not available. I paid $80 dollars for the rifle and committed never to sell in the chain. In between the Stevens and a few modern guns eventually I ended up three years later with a $6000 1790 Twigg flintlock pistol. Along the way I made many friends, everyone thought they had a great deal and was happy and no one felt cheated. Particularly me!! This is a great post [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] thank you. My current challenge is a bit like what you did to get a gold escudos. I want to trade 90 slabbed Morgan dollars into a gold shipwreck coin possibly at FUN January 2026. I will post the two guns tomorrow unless a moderator says no as it will encourage the further pursuit of historic artefacts.[/QUOTE]
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