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Offline Seth Isaacson

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« on: December 07, 2016, 01:27:57 AM »
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Offline Brent English

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2016, 02:10:26 AM »
That's been up there a couple of weeks.  Obvious restock and only $45,000!  The outfit that has it for sale normally has somewhat realistic prices on their items, but obviously really missed the mark pretty wide on this one. 
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Offline Eric Kettenburg

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2016, 02:24:25 AM »
Oh, that's believable…  ::)
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Offline Avlrc

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2016, 02:28:11 AM »
Maybe the same Emperor who bought the invisible cloth.
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Offline perce

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2016, 07:09:23 AM »
Seriously doubt a high class French maker of that period would leave file marks on the lockplate and use a refaced frizzen.
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Offline Majorjoel

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2016, 03:30:28 PM »
Eric, you must have missed the new sarcasm button! ;D

OH.......never mind :o    :-\    I guess there isn't one of those. :'(

I like the way they didn't inlet the trigger guard on this one.  Something kind of strange about them FRENCH folks
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2016, 03:51:30 PM »
That one looks like a High School project with TC triggers and a rear sight from the 1950's.
$450 would be a huge price for it.
Bob Roller
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Offline Shreckmeister

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2016, 04:25:42 PM »
You nonbelievers are missing out on the chance of a lifetime.  I'm going for it. The banker said he would be happy to mortgage my house for me so I can make this dream come true.
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Offline cable

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2016, 10:40:46 PM »
maybe that was Louis XVI's 'peasant gun'

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Offline Shreckmeister

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2016, 10:47:26 PM »
Whoever tried to present that to Louis XVI would have been drawn and quartered.
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Offline Longknife

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2016, 02:49:44 AM »
Check this one out from the same seller!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/597822302



« Last Edit: December 09, 2016, 02:50:21 AM by Longknife »
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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2016, 03:12:41 AM »
Everything else aside, Can someone explain the front sight, it makes no sense to me.
Robby
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Offline okawbow

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Re: Left Handed American Looking Long Rifle Attributed to King Louis XVI
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2016, 04:12:27 AM »
Looks a lot like a rifle I made when I was 19 and had never held an original.
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