Jack was still alive back when I made my one purchase from Puglisi's. But I actually made the deal with John. Pleased with it.
Re Jay Schachter, I was looking at his inventory not long ago. Noticed a nice little Francotte Knockabout Ejector 20ga. Pictures show a gun in very good condition, but his description raised various questions: 1. A&F, 1924? They didn't exist then. It would have likely been VL&D. 2. His photo of the barrel flats clearly shows a 1960 date code. 3. Serial number didn't fit for 1924. Caused me to check with Bob Beach, who confirmed that it was an A&F 1960 import.
Given that any number of people who hang around this place would have spotted the same discrepancies I did, it kinda made me wonder about a dealer who specializes in vintage firearms yet missed all of that. Not something I'd expect from Mark Beasland or Kirby Hoyt or George Caswell.
