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Old 09-25-2011, 09:34 AM
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That's pretty awesome....the cylinder shows use consistent with the history, black powder and corrosive primers in an environment where cleaning it everytime you shot it wasn't gonna happen....the notches seem to speak for themselves...and the ivory tells me the owner had a lot of pride in his big iron.....hope the provenance can be proven....
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