Recent morphys

[Eric Kettenburg]

Call me crazy.  Go ahead, I don't care.

Am I the only one that thinks, "d*mn, that sure looks like a roughed out Oerter without rifle furnishings?"

Seriously.  Look at the architecture and the stocking, short little cheek etc. - whoever stocked it wasn't a hack.  The lines and shaping are good.

https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_a__bucks_county_stocked__us_surcharged_tiger_mapl-lot552458.aspx

[rich pierce]

Not crazy. I couldn’t make the connection till you pointed it out though.

[Robert Wolfe]

A neat gun for sure.

[Buck]

Eric,

I agree with your conclusion. I wouldn’t have given this one a second look much less a long stare the first time around. Good eye - you're crazy.

Buck

[Ats5331]

Interesting take, Eric. It kind of reminds me of the RCA #52 in its lines and very shallow drop. I see it went for a good amount over the estimate—maybe we aren’t the only ones who had this theory!

[RAT]

To me it looks more like an unskilled person copying the work of someone else. They had the natural talent to copy what they saw, but too inexperienced... or without access to the proper tools... to make an exact duplicate. Don't get me wrong... they had a good eye for detail. Natural talent like that can be nurtured into greatness. I think we've all seen work that looks like the person had the right schooling, but never developed the eye. That's something you're either born with or you're not.