Author Topic: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh  (Read 11138 times)

Offline M. E. Pering

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #25 on: August 04, 2016, 07:05:32 AM »
That is a beautiful example of a Lehigh.  Congrats on your win, Tom.  I can see why you won it.  It is especially impressive how you keep your carving at a nice, low level, even though it could be considered high relief.  Most importantly to me, it looks like a gun that could have been built in the 18th century.

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #26 on: August 04, 2016, 02:44:17 PM »
Congratulations Tom. That's a wonderful rifle. Herman Rupp would be proud of it.
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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #27 on: August 04, 2016, 03:43:10 PM »
Tom,

You build a really super rifle-gun.  It is a master-work!

Congratulations!

Best Regards,

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #28 on: August 04, 2016, 05:15:23 PM »
I like it Tom!  Though all your images are profile shots, you certainly have nailed that architecture. 
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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #29 on: August 05, 2016, 05:06:28 AM »
Congratulations Tom, You did a great job.

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #30 on: August 05, 2016, 05:26:04 AM »
I think you would have won in masters.

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #31 on: August 05, 2016, 02:36:20 PM »
 I hold many of you in high esteem as builders, thank you for the additional comments.

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #32 on: August 05, 2016, 03:21:05 PM »
Well deserved Tom,look forward to seeing next years gun!!!!!

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #33 on: August 05, 2016, 06:11:21 PM »
I think you would have won in masters.

I think he probably would have beat me.

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #34 on: August 09, 2016, 08:18:28 PM »
It's a beautiful gun.  Regarding the patchbox... how and where did you purchase it?  The domed lids commercially available have the knuckles of the hinge set away from center making it difficult to bend the patchbox to follow the curve of the stock.

Again, a beautiful gun!

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Re: Tom Currie's Dixon Winning Lehigh
« Reply #35 on: August 13, 2016, 05:10:21 PM »
Nice work Tom. Beautiful rifle. Well executed and well earned award!

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