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That would be a great rifle to spend the day in the squirrel woods with . A trip into the past .
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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I really like that old rifle.
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What fresh Hell is this?
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Very, very cool. Lots of Martini features.
Great snag.
Steve
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What a great looking old rifle and the Martini features make it really interesting. One more activity to manually cock the hammer but it would be a lot of fun to spend the day with.
Von Gruff.
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If I may ask, how much did that little beauty set you back?
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That was a great snag. I'm sure many shook their heads or barely even noticed when you spent your hard earned dollars on that treasure, rather than on some plastic, "tactical", zombie fighter.
Good on you for giving that rifle a home. I like it a lot.
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If I may ask, how much did that little beauty set you back? I won't divulge. But a Gunbroker auction went for $1200+.
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Ouch!
I didn't even know those rifles existed. Gonna try to find it in Sharpe's book.
Thanks for investing so heavily in our education. It Is VERY slick, and looks very well made and finished. Enjoy.
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I didn't pay that much. The auction wasn't mine.
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very interesting, thanks for posting.
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I looked your rifle up in "The Rifle in America" and Sharpe had nothing but praise for it.
He even suggested that with a little updating, it would make a fine target gun.
The take-down feature is designed to automatically adjust for wear and the extractor-ejector is described as two-speed. You can probably figure that out when you shoot it.
Manufacture dates are listed as 1929-1932.
Last edited by Pappy348; 03/25/15.
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Hey FB --- that is one fine little rifle :):):) I love and have a few Martini's. With that type action, you should have no trouble making barrels in 17 and 22mag. Love the wood and that exposed hammer, really appeals to me.
If you don't like Robert E. Lee, you won't like it on this ranch. JGM
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Going to get it drilled and tapped soon?
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Going to get it drilled and tapped soon? Used it for a jack handle to change a tire on the Power Wagon Saturday. Works great.
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Very nice old rifle fireball, a great score.
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Nice!
Looks like a Peabody, before von Martini "modernized" the action.
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