Willie Sutton
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Just a heads up for the Centaure fans here. There's been a private printing done of a 285 page book on the Centaure, AKA 1960 New Model Army revolver, the high quality Belgian 1860 clone built in the 1960's.
As these are considered likely the most accurate and highest quality continuation of the 1860 Colt, there is a dedicated group collecting and documenting these. This book is the culmination of much research and will certainly add to the long term value and collectability of these fine revolvers as it documents much history about them, and shows every possible variation. At a cost of $89 plus $10 prioroty mailing it seems a very fair price for this collectable resource, of which only 100 were printed.
As of today only 7 of the English language editions are now still available, from fellow FROC "Paden", who's email address will be found by following this link to our friendly group of Centaure collectors:
http://www.1960nma.org/
If you are an 1860 fan and don't yet have a Centaure in your collection, all I can say is to remedy the deficiency forthwith. These are gorgeous revolvers that are rapidly appreciating in value as their qualities are more widely recognized.
As a side note, a German edition is also now in progress, courtesy of FROC Pard Wolf.
Best,
Willie
.
As these are considered likely the most accurate and highest quality continuation of the 1860 Colt, there is a dedicated group collecting and documenting these. This book is the culmination of much research and will certainly add to the long term value and collectability of these fine revolvers as it documents much history about them, and shows every possible variation. At a cost of $89 plus $10 prioroty mailing it seems a very fair price for this collectable resource, of which only 100 were printed.
As of today only 7 of the English language editions are now still available, from fellow FROC "Paden", who's email address will be found by following this link to our friendly group of Centaure collectors:
http://www.1960nma.org/
If you are an 1860 fan and don't yet have a Centaure in your collection, all I can say is to remedy the deficiency forthwith. These are gorgeous revolvers that are rapidly appreciating in value as their qualities are more widely recognized.
As a side note, a German edition is also now in progress, courtesy of FROC Pard Wolf.
Best,
Willie
.
