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Offline Mark Elliott

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Dixons Best of Show
« on: July 28, 2014, 06:41:55 PM »
Since no one has mentioned it yet.   I thought I would note that our own young Eric earned the Best of Show ribbon at Dixon's yesterday for his fine little pistol.    Congratulations Eric! 

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2014, 08:46:29 PM »
That's great, congratulations!
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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2014, 09:20:09 PM »
When you pick something up!! and and it feels and looks Right. You know you have a winner.
The form and fit was excellent.  Often a lot of the attendees overlook the case in the Judging Garage???
for the past 25 years the cabinet has displayed Original rifles and pistols. they are there for a reason!!! to Give new builders the chance to see the original works ,that were tyring to replicate correctly.
Too often most walk by ???
 There's is as much Study about a gun your to build,  as there is to construction!!! in order to do this correctly a builder needs to see original work in hand...
 The Best of Show Pistol Maker has Done this!!!! And was awarded so!!!!
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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2014, 10:22:22 PM »
Does anyone have a picture of the Pistol.  Congratulations to Eric.
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Offline J Henry

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2014, 11:21:56 PM »
  That picture isn't very clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2014, 12:21:45 AM »
And to think I actually got to handle that beauty!!!
Congratulations Eric!!

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2014, 06:57:34 PM »
Congratulations Eric!

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2014, 06:32:48 AM »
Very talented. If he could have entered his Beck rifle, that would have won. Then he would have had best pistol, best rifle and best of show.

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2014, 06:17:13 PM »
Are there photos available ??

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2014, 08:09:39 PM »
There is a video on youtube on the Dixon Gunmakers Fair 2014.  There is also a video for 2013 too.

Beautiful rifles, horns, bags, etc.
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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2014, 11:22:27 PM »
Thanks everyone for the kind words.  I posted some photos and a description of the pistol in the gunmaking forum here: 

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=31810.0


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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2014, 01:23:05 AM »
Outstanding pistol.Looks like a fine antique that has lain dormant for a very long time.
I saw some of these yesterday at the Huntington (WV)Museum of Art.

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2014, 02:26:15 PM »
THAT is what a pistol should look like.  So...what's next for a young guy who can so
masterfully create things?  Seems he could make anything he wants. 
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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2014, 02:24:40 AM »
Outstanding pistol.Looks like a fine antique that has lain dormant for a very long time.
I saw some of these yesterday at the Huntington (WV)Museum of Art.

Bob Roller

Bob, I need to get back down there. I could spend about all day in that display. Ain't but about a half hour drive for me, just don't have the time. By the way Eric, that is a real nice piece!

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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2014, 09:15:56 PM »
THAT is what a pistol should look like.  So...what's next for a young guy who can so
masterfully create things?  Seems he could make anything he wants. 

Anything? That might be a stretch... right now I'm finishing up a very petite North Carolina/East Tennessee rifle that is a bit of a fun/fantasy piece, then I've got a Kuntz rifle based on the two in the Metropolitan museum for a client.  Not sure what's coming after that, another Beck or maybe a Schreyer.  Oh, definitely a big early Neihart sometime soon. 
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Re: Dixons Best of Show
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2014, 12:50:58 AM »
Eric,
Those sound like great projects and I cannot wait to see how you handle them.  It was great meeting you at Dixon's and come visit me in VT, when you finally orchestrate your move to back east.

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