Fugate Collection NEW POST 10/19 FRIDAY !

John,
And all these times I see you at the shows, I thought you were just wandering around aimlessly...…..;)

Incredible collection you have there. Selling NIB and collecting ultra NIB seems to be the name of your game.


Thanks for sharing
 
ColtCool said:
John,
And all these times I see you at the shows, I thought you were just wandering around aimlessly...…..;)



Thanks for sharing
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" Wandering around aimlessly " That's always been my method of operation. :D Every now and then out of sheer default I'll get lucky and stumble over something kinda good.;)
 
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handejector said:
John,
You're gonna wear that bluin tank out! :D ;);)


No doubt about it, you've got the collector's heart.
Those packages will appreciate at an exponential rate compared to the lesser condition guns. ;)
Well done.


Thanks for sharing them.
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Lee I have rebuilt that bluing tank 3 times, this last time I went ahead and put a new long block in it. When it goes this time, I'm going with it. Heck, It may be easier just to find nice original guns than to keep breathing that bluing salt. :D J.F.

Matt and I both want to thank you for nice comments and would like to thank the forum members for interacting on this thread. Its been very positive on top of being fun. It was long over due, I have wanted to post a few pictures from our collection for some time. I plan to continue to post more along as time permits. I was really shocked at the overwhelming response. I broke the ice with some Colts just to see if and how the warming committee would accept an off brand ;),, well they did and were real gentleman about it. Waking up the next morning to over a hundred likes,,, well that was pretty cool. Glad everyone has enjoyed the thread and pics so far. The next little batch I post will be straight out of Springfield Massachusetts, no more messin around.
Thank You all from the Fugate Brothers.
 
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Wonder how many miles you've covered assembling this collection? I've been setting up at NGD for 20 years and don't recall ever missing you & Matt. I'm going to brag on John as being a true Renaissance man. He is an expert on 60s vintage autos, is a rock n roll encyclopedia and is an expert crappie fisherman. Knows a lot about building dream garages and I understand he knows his way around a card table too. John and Matt are among the reason gunshows are special.
 
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doublesharp said:
Wonder how many miles you've covered assembling this collection? I've been setting up at NGD for 20 years and don't recall ever missing you & Matt. I'm going to brag on John as being a true Renaissance man. He is an expert on 60s vintage autos, is a rock n roll encyclopedia and is an expert crappie fisherman. Knows a lot about building dream garages and I understand he knows his way around a card table too. John and Matt are among the reason gunshows are special.
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How many miles you ask ? I cant say or remember, but one thing is for sure the road knows more about me than I know about myself. You didn't mention anything about Bluegill ? :D That's my strong suit. I'm not braggin, but I am about as good with a cane pole as Charlie is with that fiddle. ;) Growing up poor down here on Kentucky Lake you either had to catch something to put in the frying pan or you went to bed hungry. In desperation I caught on pretty quick.

J.F.
That's me and Huck back in 52
 
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I hope I'm not asking for a trade secret, but how do you guys decide what to keep and what to sell? From what I've seen over the years, if your name is on there as seller, it's a pristine example and not too much different from what you've shown us.
And while I'm here, I'll add my thanks for the tour of your collection. Truly a firearms aficionado's dream!
 
We have always set out to buy the best quality that becomes available, we have sold thousands of collectible firearms over the years worthy of anyones collection including ours. But if your going to be in the fine firearms business you can't keep them all for yourself. We are like anyone else who collects guns, our interest changes. One year we may be into pre war N frames the next year we are knee deep into post war K frames, then on to model 21 Winchesters. The only thing that has never changed is our interest for high condition firearms. I say live and let live, we buy all the high condition guns that we are fortunate enough to find, we sell the majority to your customers and keep a few along the way. It's a win win for everybody. John
 
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2152hq said:
Beautiful collection of guns. Thank you for posting and for the excellent photography.

For anyone considering a gun that has been 'restored' or having a gun restored, look at these factory original examples first.
They are the benchmark of the polisher and finishers art of the time.

This is what a true restoration should look like, no excuses.
You should not be able to tell the difference betw the two.
The sharper than sharp edges, flat smooth surfaces, mirror polishes,,all of it.
Anything less is a refinish.
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IF THIS IS WHAT A "true restoration should look like" I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE, AND I DON'T EXPECT THAT I EVER WILL.....
 
Fugate Collection

That's impossible. Please no more, I'm 70 and can't take it! Thank you so much for taking the time
 
Thank you, John. I am too old to buy more guns when I already
have more than I know how to properly bequeath, but I always
knew that you were a class act. Glad to see that you took the
time to post what could easily prove it.
 
Skwirl said:
I will 2nd the comment of making this a sticky.

The best education I've come across. Kinda changes your perception when I look at guns I'm interested in. The common phrases we've all become accustomed to seeing, have been defined for us here.
I've read lnib or mint, so many times it lost its meaning.
Those phrases have been defined in pictures, no less. Thank you again, Mr. Fugate.
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X10....I am in awe of the condition of of of...everything!!!
I have never said to myself OMG so many times and I am only on pg.2!!!
 
New in the box Smith and Wesson 1916 Military and Police. 102 year old time capsule. Original box , with the correct number penciled on the bottom of the box just as it came. When you hear the term that is so loosely used these days in the collector gun market ,, "

" No Upgrade possible ".

This is really what that term " NO UPGRADE POSSIBLE " should look like.

" No Upgrade possible to me means without issue "

Another term that is wore out these days is " RARE "

Please note for the record this gun is " NOT RARE " not whatsoever, but is indeed EXTREMLEY rare to be found in this condition just as any gun that is 102 years old still new in its original box would be.


Is that a fair statement ?


Anyway, We have waded through a lot of muddy ditches and been down a lot of winding nowhere roads to find these type of guns. I hope you guys enjoy these pictures. My brother I set out years ago to find and acquire perfect NIB examples of vintage guns. We enjoy it and more so enjoy giving people the opportunity to see what a gun really looked like the day it was new. Its a different kind of collecting but it has a magic about it to me that I cant explain. We cant go back to 1916, but when you hold this gun in your hand you can get as close to 1916 as you will ever get. John

'" How about that medallion "
 
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