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Stallones, what is the serial # on your gun? Does it appear to be towards the beginning of the production?
Maybe I am easily amused, but I find this all a bit interesting.
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Pete, thanks for the estimation on value.
Also, do you believe the stock to be refinished because of appearance or because of the buttplate?
Shane Neither  There is chip missing behind the tang. It has been filled with tung oil or varnish. The gun dates to 1905-1906. It is very early. Eventually they stopped offering the pop up bead site. The sight is Patent #839535 filed 22. Mar. 1906 by AJ Aubrey. http://www.google.com/patents?id=E2lJAAA...rey&f=falseIt is the nicest Model 34 I have seen to date. It sold for $18.85 in the 1906 catalog. Pete
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Man, that is cherry...congratulations!
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That is very nice! Mine is in terrible shape, but at least I have a winter project to keep me out of trouble.
1 month ago I had never heard of Aubrey guns, then I read Pete's article on them in Double Gun Journal, saw several threads about them here and have one to work on myself.
A great resource, this BBS.
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ShaneBevel,
My single shot is Marked World Challenge Ejector Serial H 134113
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Won't speculate on the butt plate; but for whatever my opinion is worth, my money says the stock has not been refinished.
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Ahh, I see where you are coming from Pete. That blemish is there, but is about an 1/8th the size it appears in that photo and isn't filled with anything. I will try to shoot a photo tomorrow, but it isn't a chip out the of the stock. it is either a natural blemish in the wood (there are several) or it's a small ding from rattling around in the safe/closet/whatever.
If the stock has been refinished then it was done without losing any wood around the metal and the checkering was recut by an expert hand.
I'll post more photos tomorrow of that area with a macro lens.
Shane
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And thanks to all for the compliments and the conversation on the gun. That's the most fun part of these firearms... the discussion.
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I'm extremely late to this conversation but regarding the Fyrberg butt plate on this Aubrey. I have a Model 34 with serial number 1034 and it has a proper A.J. Aubrey buttplate on it. I'm not claiming my gun is 100% original either but just stating an observation before we jump to the conclusion that early Aubrey's carried A. F. & Co buttplates.
Irregardless, Shane's Aubrey is stunning!
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Wonderful to see a turn of the century American gun devoid of flying turnips and stick people/dogs.
Nice shape, too. Thanks for showing it to us.
Best,
Ted
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