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    Posted: January/16/2015 at 08:13
What a find! No telling how many people may have wandered past it, over the years.

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Bet Ed left there during a mule deer hunt. Wink

Cool story. 
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Originally posted by cheaptrick cheaptrick wrote:

Bet Ed left there during a mule deer hunt. Wink

Cool story. 

Ya beat me to it.
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Originally posted by BeltFed BeltFed wrote:

Originally posted by cheaptrick cheaptrick wrote:

Bet Ed left there during a mule deer hunt. Wink

Cool story. 

Ya beat me to it.


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Originally posted by cheaptrick cheaptrick wrote:

Bet Ed left there during a mule deer hunt. Wink



No, it was Ed's grandson.
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Maybe BD could refinish the stock for you Ed.
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don't laugh.....I once had a '73 from 1883! 
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Tell me that bad boy doesn't have a story to tell?


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Originally posted by Son of Ed Son of Ed wrote:

don't laugh.....I once had a '73 from 1883! 


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It was a 38-40.....





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Many years ago that same store also had an 1873 22 Short for sale....Bucky













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38-40, very impressive.
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I never shot it....it was Wall-Hanger Condition....dark bore, etc....but very cool....
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