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This was my reply to Wonko, which seems to have touched on this last round of controversy.

LARRY;
I am going to say it straight out & addressed to you directly. You had to try Intentionally & Extremely Hard to mis-interpret what I was saying. I was simply saying that sheer numbers do NOT in any way prove what is or isn't best.

Just because there are more A&D guns & more guns opened by Top Levers do not in anyway prove they are absolutely the best ever made, Period.

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WOW ! !

Talk about thread drift...������..

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Yet another thread destroyed by the terrible 5.

Wrong. But, I�d hand it off to the Ruffed Grouse Society, and tell them �good luck� with the auction.

They�d need it.

Best,
Ted

I wonder how much most of the prejudices against the appearance of this gun are based upon a staunch and unwavering dedication to the past, and an unwillingness to embrace something different.

Beretta has not remained in the gunmaking business for over 500 years because they make foolish mistakes. They are on the cutting edge of design, and not all of what they come up with will be readily accepted by the general public. I'm sure they know that. As P.T. Barnum is reportedly to have said "There is no such thing as bad publicity".

I would very much like to own it, as much for it's "one of a kind" ness, as for it's utility. I would really like the funeral style on a dove field, I think.

SRH

By God she does look kinda quare now that you mention it.

I guess them gAy people need shootguns too...

Stan I didn't know they had guns 500 years ago.

Well................ they did.

"Maestro Bartolomeo Beretta was a master gun barrel maker living in Gardone. In 1526, Bartolomeo was paid by the Arsenal of Venice to make 185 arquebus barrels, making the Beretta company the oldest (gun) manufacturing company in the world. It is written that the bill of sale from 1526 is still in the company's archives."

SRH

If you go back to page one original post there is a link. Click that & you will see 490 Serpentina video.
It has that 1526 bill of sale engraved on its action.
O.M

All the longbow men undoubtedly commented how gAy it looked too.

Bartolomeo was undeterred.


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