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Marrakai
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Re: John Wilks 475 # 2
      14/01/06 12:35 PM

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It has sold and off to never never land



Well, the joke's on you guys, I reckon!

Someone has wandered off with a Wilkes .475 #2 in 'fantastic' shootable condition (VG bores!), for maybe $15grand. The fact that it has been reblued once in its 100-year life (what gun hasn't?), or has evidence of a few tiny pits under the blueing, is entirely immaterial in a working double. A 'collector' would be a different story, of course, but the Wilkes was never put up as that, and the price reflects it. Sure we all want to find bargains at under 10 grand, but that Wilkes will knock any Searcy/Merkel/CalRigby into a cocked hat!

Good luck to the bugger who ended up with it!



BTW, I agree with you about the description Griz, words like 'fantastic' (derived from 'fantasy') have no place in the description of a gun, unless they are describing bulino with coloured inlays maybe, or Accuracy International's Chassis System gunstock!

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* John Wilks 475 # 2 SteveH 29/12/05 01:41 PM
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. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 thumper   31/12/05 06:12 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 CptCurlAdministrator   31/12/05 09:31 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   09/01/06 01:59 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 SteveH   09/01/06 02:32 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   09/01/06 10:01 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Grizzly   09/01/06 10:17 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 bulldog563   09/01/06 01:41 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 500grains   09/01/06 04:33 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 1980E26   13/01/06 05:06 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 thumper   14/01/06 02:37 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 bulldog563   14/01/06 01:02 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 1980E26   14/01/06 09:36 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Grizzly   14/01/06 10:54 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 1980E26   14/01/06 04:00 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   14/01/06 12:35 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 400NitroExpress   14/01/06 04:53 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 400NitroExpress   13/01/06 11:45 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 bulldog563   09/01/06 05:20 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Rusty   09/01/06 08:19 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 bulldog563   10/01/06 08:50 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 mickey   09/01/06 10:15 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 NE450No2   09/01/06 04:47 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   09/01/06 04:48 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 mickey   30/12/05 03:40 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   30/12/05 03:20 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 400NitroExpress   29/12/05 06:38 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   29/12/05 08:54 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 400NitroExpress   30/12/05 02:16 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 mickey   30/12/05 03:33 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 new_guy   30/12/05 03:43 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 mickey   30/12/05 05:58 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 bulldog563   30/12/05 08:00 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 SteveH   30/12/05 09:10 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 new_guy   30/12/05 01:40 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 SteveH   30/12/05 05:12 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   29/12/05 09:20 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 thumper   30/12/05 01:19 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Rusty   30/12/05 12:40 AM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 Marrakai   30/12/05 01:42 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 500Nitro   29/12/05 01:50 PM
. * * Re: John Wilks 475 # 2 BigFiveJack   29/12/05 02:22 PM
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