doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com Want to begin a Jules La Bantchni collection

I am Jules La Batchni's step-son. Along with my mother, he raised my sister and me from 1960 to 1970 in Santa Monica, CA. While growing up I watched hour-upon-hour as he hand-crafted custom guns for sale as well as commissioned by many a Hollywood star who would then show up personally to pick them up. Jules taught me to shoot at Roy Rogers ranch, as well as how to play the saxophone. I spoke several times with Michael Petrov providing him with intimate, first-hand accounts but we then lost touch. Very sorry to hear of his passing. I hope that someone continues his research on Jules or that I might come to get copies of what he had completed thus far. If anyone is sincerely interested in learning the truth about Jules La Batchni - first-hand accounts from someone who lived with him and worked in his shop for ten years...please feel free to reach out.

I haven't worked with guns in many years...but as I approach retirement I am hoping to begin a quest to find some of Jules' guns to begin a collection to hopefully enjoy myself then leave to my daughters.

Does anyone have any advice as to where I should begin my search? Thanks very much!

Run some ads in the trade papers and also in the local papers in southern California. You might also hit the high end sporting good stores and leave a flyer if they are amenable to that.Hanging around some of the shooting ranges might lead to some guns also.I'm sure there are some of his rifles in the hands of 2nd and 3rd owners by now and they sometimes aren't real gun fanciers like the original owner was.