Originally Posted by mtcurman
Shrap, what's the the story behind the Burgess?


I have a couple of Burgess guns which are extremely rare. I bought a 44-40 rifle several years ago and there were some letters and a catalog that came with it. On the catalog there was a name and phone number, so I called it to see what i could find out.

The guy at the other end of the phone was a Burgess collector and though he had nothing to do with the rifle, he had indeed copied the catalog that ended up with my rifle.

After some correspondence, I found out he had a collection of Burgess guns and other articles of interest. I bought a takedown version from him and I knew he had this folder, so years later I contacted him and got the folder. It wasn't cheap, but where can you find a gun like that in this condition?

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