tark
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What would be your nomination for the collectible firearm that requires the most knowledge to collect? Knowledge to keep you from falling into a pit of quicksand, to help you in spotting fakes, to give you the ability to tell a good deal from a bad one.
For the sake of this thread, we will not mandate a single model. The manufacturer is the criteria. For instance, all Winchester Lever actions would be considered one category. All colt revolvers, another. You get the idea. How expensive a gun might be to collect has no bearing on the discussion; how much knowledge that is required, IS. There are many to consider:
Colt six shooters, for one. Model P SAA. Good old hoglegs. And all those percussion six shooters...Ahhhhhh!
Lugers. What can you say? You had better know your stuff....
Winchester Lever Actions....wow. Where to begin?
M-1 Garands can be a real snake pit and carbines an even bigger one. Restoring a period correct all matching and correct parts carbine can be a real pain.
Those are just four, and I know you will each have your own choice....so convince us all that your choice is the most difficult...
For the sake of this thread, we will not mandate a single model. The manufacturer is the criteria. For instance, all Winchester Lever actions would be considered one category. All colt revolvers, another. You get the idea. How expensive a gun might be to collect has no bearing on the discussion; how much knowledge that is required, IS. There are many to consider:
Colt six shooters, for one. Model P SAA. Good old hoglegs. And all those percussion six shooters...Ahhhhhh!
Lugers. What can you say? You had better know your stuff....
Winchester Lever Actions....wow. Where to begin?
M-1 Garands can be a real snake pit and carbines an even bigger one. Restoring a period correct all matching and correct parts carbine can be a real pain.
Those are just four, and I know you will each have your own choice....so convince us all that your choice is the most difficult...
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