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timM

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Pretty Cool Rifle
« on: May 03, 2011, 11:55:25 PM »
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Offline Tanselman

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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 12:33:29 AM »
Great artwork and great box with eagle on the lid. The carving appears to be three bell flowers (similar to White's thumb inlay) worked into a unique pattern. This gun shows a wider range in White's artistic work than I was previously aware of. Really neat to see, and thanks for posting. Shelby Gallien
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Offline Shreckmeister

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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 12:48:18 AM »
Examples of White's other work are in Jim Whiskers book "Gunsmiths of Western PA Volume 1".  His are some of the more artful rifles I've seen.
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2011, 02:28:08 AM »
Whisker lists White working in three area's

Emmitsburg, MD
Bedfprd Co PA
Uniontown, Fayette Co PA
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2011, 03:40:55 PM »
Is that one still for sale, or did you buy it, Tim???
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2011, 03:46:28 PM »
It's still on Condon's web page John, so I guess it's available.  He's had it for a couple of months now and I saw it at Baltimore, it can be yours for $35,000.00!

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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2011, 07:52:14 PM »
Another example of White's work is pictured in Arms Makers of Western
Pennsylvania by James Biser Whisker p. 169 and pages 147-163.  
The book has a fantastic
collection of images and info on the gunsmiths of Western PA rifles.
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2011, 12:02:14 AM »
Quote from: Fullstock longrifle on May 05, 2011, 03:46:28 PM
It's still on Condon's web page John, so I guess it's available.  He's had it for a couple of months now and I saw it at Baltimore, it can be yours for $35,000.00!

FK

That's all??? I'll hop right on it!!  ;D

John
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2011, 01:53:34 AM »
Not me John,

For the last couple of years, I've been squandering my money on groceries and mortgages.
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2011, 03:00:19 AM »
I have spoken with this gentleman in regards to this rifle, he is asking $35000.00. It is a bedford boys rifle made by P. White. The pull is only 11 inches, its missing a fair amount of wood around the lock plate, and doesn't have the original lock, let alone a lock made in Bedford. Its beautiful but not worth what the gentleman is asking.
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2011, 03:11:29 AM »
If I bought it, probably the first time it will have been loaded and fired in a hundred years or so is when my wife would shoot me with it!
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Re: Pretty Cool Rifle
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2011, 04:02:07 AM »
The barrel has been bobbed several inches and the forestock was cut and slid back when the barrel was shortened.  A bunch of money for a fix me upper!   ;D

FK
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