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Offline GRI

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Pennsylvania Long Rifle - 1982
« on: July 08, 2024, 08:40:44 PM »
I have in my collection a contemporary Pennsylvania Long Rifle.  I am unclear about the maker.  It is made in Italy in 1982 and is number 256.  It reminds me of high end custom ones I remember from Dixie catalogs.  I wonder if it was made by Uberti and sold through Dixie?





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Offline GRI

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Re: Pennsylvania Long Rifle - 1982
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2024, 06:12:31 PM »
Here is a closeup of the buttstock.






Offline Roger B

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Re: Pennsylvania Long Rifle - 1982
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2024, 10:24:36 PM »
What part of the rifle is marked? I don't remember anything like that from the Italians. Could it be that this is a home built gun with Italian lock or barrel?
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Re: Pennsylvania Long Rifle - 1982
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2024, 10:30:26 PM »
The barrel is marked, I have not pulled the lock.  Since it is numbered on the barrel, it is unlikely to be a one off build.

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Re: Pennsylvania Long Rifle - 1982
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2024, 03:55:18 PM »
I’m thinking a stock Italian gun with additional inlays, checkering, and a new finish added after the fact.

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Re: Pennsylvania Long Rifle - 1982
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2024, 07:20:53 PM »
That's what it looks like to me.
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Re: Pennsylvania Long Rifle - 1982
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2024, 08:12:51 PM »
I’m thinking a stock Italian gun with additional inlays, checkering, and a new finish added after the fact.

I agree, that's exactly what I thought as well
The brass inlays are all off the shelf and common here. Not sure if they are common in Italy