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Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« on: November 07, 2017, 10:06:52 PM »
 8) 8) 8)  Here is a pistol that has been attributed to the upper East Tennessee gun builders Hacker Martin and Lester Smith of Gray Station Tennessee ... is silver mounted (coin,sterling ??), maple wood, .45 cal., 13/16, 10" bbl ...... is not signed, but two well known makers and friends of Hacker's say is his work ....Thought you'ns might enjoy seeing it ... !!! .... comments welcomed,... Regards,... C. C. Fiddler ...

















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Offline Shreckmeister

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Re: HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2017, 10:30:15 PM »
Lester Smith could do a little inletting...






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Re: HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2017, 12:01:13 AM »
Looks Like a HM to me, better than most. I thoroughly enjoy the backwards front site. ;)
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Re: HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2017, 03:40:57 AM »
Well it fits better that way Mike! ;)
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Re: HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2017, 06:36:13 AM »
I recently put my front sight on that way. So now when someone says it’s backwards I’ll just say I was copying Hacker Martin.
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Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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Re: HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2017, 07:10:29 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D.... Thanx, Shreck for these photos .....SHOW MORE...!!! (HaHa) ... nice rifle ... Some folk bash Hacker's work, and true, I have seen some of the stuff he did in his old age, and considering his age & his shop (I've been in it) wonder it looked that good ... !!! ... this pistol is an example of his earlier work, prior to the passing of Lester who was a master engraver .... One well known builder who was a friend of Hacker's told me that he didn't sign the guns that he made for Turner Kirkland to sell through Dixie Gun Works back in the 1950's ... anyway, it's quite well made ....
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Re: HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2017, 11:01:26 PM »
Hey Mike,

That is a VERY early Baughman Ramp front sight......like 100 years early.   ;-) 

Heh, heh.  Best wishes, and God Bless,   Marc
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: HACKER MARTIN / LESTER SMITH PISTOL
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2017, 04:32:49 PM »
Quote from: Mike Brooks on November 08, 2017, 12:01:13 AM
Looks Like a HM to me, better than most. I thoroughly enjoy the backwards front site. ;)

Certainly better than the ONLY HM pistol I've ever seen which was not
even usable due to a worse than awful lock.

Bob Roller
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