I consider myself fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time when, 4 years ago, Michael made the decision to part with his Fred Adolph Kurz Mauser. He had owned that rifle for over 20 years but his obsession with Springfields was just too strong. It was a rare occasion when Michael would sell anything from his collection. I can now look through the Amoskeag catalog at his rifles and not feel the urgent need to bid on one of them.