Hello all

Country listed now.

Tuscany,and Italy are a great relief for us British,as the gun laws at home are confining to say the least!

Sorry,but......i am aware that many fine British guns have now gone to the US and Australia, and Canada also(aided also by your superior laws i am sure) and yet though many may well be wall hangers and such,it is here that the usable and good conditioned ones which you have yourselves came from.

Naturally,it is best to go to the source of where a thing is made to find what you want,and at the best price......for example,if you have a best British gun,then obviously thats where it came from.

BUT,i do notice that some superb guns come from Germany,Belgium, Austria and so on....

If we're talking of old rifles and shotguns,i think its fair to say that Britain had the most and the best of the merchandise, due to the excessive use by the British during the Victorian era,of firearms for hunting in the colonies and such.

But due to our horrendous laws, i concede that perhaps the most of the usable guns would go to your countries, while the hangers are left more to us......no license for an antique arm as long as it is not used,and no ammunition is kept.

But i assure you,bargains can be had.....a friend i know is a friend of the Earl of Kent, and he himself has numerous BP double rifles, though he may not sell them now,later who knows.....

Though many may not be so great,others i promise would be superb,and very well priced.......some of these guns were used for one 'hunt' which was more of a pose than anything else,as once big game hunting was an aristocrats neccesity. It seems that then,just as now,it has always been costly and a sport of the wealthy.

But as i stated, India may yet be un untried land of treasures.....if you search online you will even hear of bore-rifles being used in crimes and such.......

Anyway, i shall report back after a chat with the seller of this 'hammer .500 NE' tomorrow......

Cheerio

Ben