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Old 09-10-2014, 02:40 PM
Ivan the Butcher Ivan the Butcher is online now
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About 10 years ago I saw a Belgian copy of a #3 at a "Antique Mall". It was Nickel in good appearance, but the cylinder wouldn't lock up when the hammer was cocked. The markings were in mis-spelled English and had "Bumble Bee" proofs. The price was marked $400. I passed quickly! I did buy a pair of the modern Umberti copies for about $400 each a year and a half later. I love shooting them with Trail Boss low pressure loads, the 25 yard accuracy is 5 shots in about 1" to 1.5" and would be better with modern sights.

I didn't know that Turkey maid copies, But their contract guns matched the THOUSANDS of Henry rifles they bought. They used them to great effect against Czarist Russia along with Remington Rolling Block rifles, In a 2 day battle they exterminated almost 100,000 Russian troops with few losses of their own. The Czar shot the loosing general personally! Ivan
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