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Here is an Harry Kell c 1940,upcoming Shooting Sportsman Article by Victor Ventors/Trevallion. The Fred Scales'Mystery Gun'.

Here is an Harry Kell c 1940,upcoming Shooting Sportsman Article by Victor Ventors/Trevallion. The Fred Scales'Mystery Gun'.

JohnM,
good comments, and the book is called "Three Centuries of Tradition, the renaissance of custom sporting arms in america", and I have two copies in the original shrink wrap available.

Here is an Harry Kell c 1940,upcoming Shooting Sportsman Article by Victor Ventors/Trevallion. The Fred Scales'Mystery Gun'.

Chuck, Many thanks for the'Help'....This is my 1st attempt putting a photo on D.G shop.I've got Barry L.H. in my rt.ear,from Montana,& Richard(gun-vault.com)in myleft ear! Thats where I've taken the Photo from....Man....If I cant 'Smoke Black It,& Cut It With a Wood Chisel',I;m lost!!!!CC/dt

Barry,

One copy is hereby sold!!!

Been looking for one since I took a carving course from Jim Chambers and visited the exhibit in Indiana. That Gusler wire inlay on the stock was pretty fascinating. spent about an hour just standing there,trying to 'figure' it.

E-me, pliz and money will fly y'r way.

John

Sorry but I couldn't resist. Here is a sampling of gaps I did not get:

Apparently you need to render an arm and a leg (and one eye; not to mention parts more painful) to get them.

JC(AL)

I guess it all depends on what you call a gap. I see gaps, especially on the left (Merkel?) and the center. The right action looks to be well disguised perhaps.

But had you posted these in another thread - I'd never have noticed. They are not important.

I like the shap of the center gun. What is it?

Brent

Brent, the left gun is a Simson and yes it does show gaps in the picture that are a lot less visible in the flesh (I may be needing new glasses). The AyA on the right is as it looks, no disguise. The gun you liked is the Beretta S3EL engraved by Giuseppe Bregoli.

You are absolutely right that the gaps are really not important and my post was intended as a light banter more than anything. I am very happy with my doubles and am not looking at their minor flaws but at their overall good looks.

I never forget a test that was done in a Dale Carnegie course: a large white sheet with a small black dot in the middle was placed in front of the audience and they were asked what they saw; everybody saw the black dot, no one saw a white sheet with a small black spot. As someone said above, human nature.

JC(AL)

I've always had a leaning towards the true gamegun - and never the letting the engraver get into the way.
Some guns are popart-tarts, and some for the moors.