Author Topic: Baxter Bean Long Rifle  (Read 4624 times)

Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Baxter Bean Long Rifle
« Reply #25 on: January 26, 2022, 06:04:54 PM »
I had a Bean gun come through my shop some years ago. Back action lock and silver mounted. The buttplate is silver sheet and the trigger guard it forged iron with coin silver laminate riveted to the surface. I don't recall if it had a box or not. I don't recall what Bean made it. jerry Nobel knows, I believe it was an Illinois gun? It's in one of Jerry's books, vol. 3 or 4.
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Re: Baxter Bean Long Rifle
« Reply #26 on: January 26, 2022, 06:14:14 PM »
I agree with Hlbly, the tang looks like SG’s work.
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