Originally Posted by FieldGrade
I'm confused.....In your OP you stated....

"He goes on to explain how priceless it is to him because it was the very Firearm his Great Grandfather used while in Cuba fighting the Spanish American War. The Firearm is indeed period correct so he is more than likely telling the truth."

And then five pages later you say.....


Originally Posted by Bugout4x4


No...35 years ago and it very obviously had only a few rounds put through it and was in pristine shape. I was not real knowledgeable back then about Firearm values, I was only 19.


I'm far from a military firearms expert but I'd think a true battle rifle would be far from pristine and certainly have more that a few rounds through it from practicing even if it wasn't fired in battle all that much....

Nothing personal and I certainly don't want your lunch money but this thread is starting to reek of self serving[Linked Image]


well maybe the owner was of french descent...

We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....