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Unread 04-08-2018, 08:42 PM   #1
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Small town gun shows - you just never know. Went to buy some pies if the ladies had them again this year - and they did. Got a cherry, apple/saskatoon berry and a five berry pie. Now that the important part was done, I wandered through the displays. And then I found a peach - and not a pie. A W. Kavanagh hammer gun made in Dublin Ireland. It was in beautiful mechanical condition. It is from the later 1800's but I have yet to figure that out exactly. Bores are mirror, damascus pattern is lovely but could be brought back better than it is. Nice engraving. Jones underlever holds the action and barrels very tight. I can't wait to give the wild pheasants a go with this gun in the fall. A few pics for your enjoyment. Cheers, Jack
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Very nice

What are the proof marks?
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Nice looking hammer! If you need help eating the pies, please send them my way.

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Wonderful gun, love those underlevers (and sidelevers) great find, enjoy, or yeah enjoy the pies too....
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good thing you never started eating those pies before you found the gun you mighta not seen it...nice gun...charlie
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First pie passes taste test. Wife had a tiny slice but I had already cut it so I had to follow through and enjoy the rest - essentially half a pie. That’s about the only thing left that I can still do like when I was in my twenties fifty years ago
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Proof marks and just for fun the seldom seen screws on the forend iron all fancied up no less. I have not seen that level of enthusiasm for hidden screws before. Cheers, Jack

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Very nice find. You can freeze one of those pies and by the time you get to Channing it will be ready to eat. I'll have a new upstart pup ready to get into the game.
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I could not let a pie sit in the freezer that long. It would keep calling my name at ridiculous hours until I would succumb and add those enjoyable unnecessary calories to the spare tire. I don't expect them to last the week and then I will have had my pie fix for a while. Channing you say. Hmmmmm...........
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Maybe you can refreshen the supply by bird season.
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