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underlever
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Reged: 01/02/07
Posts: 164
Loc: N.S.W Australia

Re: Colonial 9x57
26/09/11 07:19 PM

G'day chapman,

I got this rifle from a very good friend and it must be at least 10 years since the first time he showed it to me. He saved it from a chap a long time ago who was just about to fit a set of scope mounts [ proof to me there is no God ] when my mate asked why was he going to put a scope on it ? " To make it sell better " was his answer !! My friend said he would pay him his asking price without the scope mounted and so saved this piece of history.

How it came to Oz I have no idea but it wouldn't surprise me if a returning soldier had something to do with it. Next time I'm visiting with my mate I'll see if he knows more.

I have a John Hayton [ Grahamstown, South Africa, c.1850-c.1873 ] two groove double muzzleloading Cape Rifle that I know was bought home by an Australian soldier after the Boer War so they were definitely bringing home some souvenirs. Maybe should put a few pics of it up one day.

Ron.

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Colonial 9x57	underlever	24/09/11 08:49 PM
Re: Colonial 9x57	Story	12/01/12 05:19 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	xausa	02/01/12 03:34 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	DarylS	02/01/12 10:13 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	mehulkamdar	28/09/11 03:19 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	underlever	01/01/12 02:03 PM
Re: Colonial 9x57	lancaster	02/01/12 01:55 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	Tatume	24/09/11 09:14 PM
Re: Colonial 9x57	DarylS	25/09/11 02:22 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	lancaster	25/09/11 04:50 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	9.3x57	25/09/11 08:58 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	chapmen	25/09/11 11:31 PM
Re: Colonial 9x57	underlever	26/09/11 07:19 PM
Re: Colonial 9x57	NitroX	02/01/12 01:16 PM
Re: Colonial 9x57	lancaster	26/09/11 11:17 PM
Re: Colonial 9x57	9.3x57	27/09/11 01:35 AM
Re: Colonial 9x57	rigbymauser	27/09/11 04:13 PM

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