I have told this story on here many times, but if you bear to hear it again. I was at the Louisville Gun Show several years ago. I was always looking for Model 21s and I always wanted a Duck Gun so badly to add to my collection. I had looked for one for several years. I stopped at Steve Barnett's table and he had six or seven 21s. But I decided to walk around some more. I noticed a guy carrying a 21 over his shoulder and I asked to see it. It was a Duck Gun and he had brought it back from Las Vegas and decided he didn't want it. I asked him how much he wanted and he said he had paid $3200 for it and that's what he would take. I bought it. I continued to walk down that isle and about half way up the next isle I stopped to look at an Ithaca Model 37. A guy asked me how much I wanted for my 21. I figured I would say something outlandish to make him go away, so I said, $4250.00 and looked away from him. He then asked me if he could look at it. After he did, he asked if I would take $4000.00 for it. I got greedy and took the money. I couldn't resist. Then I got really upset with myself for selling it and I wasn't leaving without a 21. I went back to Steve Barnett's table and bought a nice TRAP Grade Model 21 for $3200.00 and took it home. I was still feeling pretty upset about selling my Duck Gun. When I sent to the Cody Museum for the paper work I found out that the final inspection on the gun was 9/11/47 and the gun had been shipped on 9/12/47 the day, I was born. I was pretty happy about it then. But, I know I'll never have another Duck Gun.
