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Unread 01-22-2014, 06:33 PM   #1
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For those interested:

Purchased new in 1885 by a pioneer Mormon family in Provo, Utah and taken north to a new settlement in southern British Columbia, where it remained in the family until recently.
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I wonder if the gun was ordered unchecked in keeping with the Mormon's simplistic life style, but that wouldn't explain why it was ordered as a grade 2 instead of a lesser grade. Then again, John Browning was a devout Mormon, and was known to have had high grade guns. Interesting, Thanks Bruce.
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Very cool! Great condition for its age too.
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Mr. Day can you give the family name? I would find it very interesting to know. But I understand if you can not.
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Bruce, does it have the lightening cuts on the water tables?
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Eldon: www.jhhuscroft.com. I understand the family emigrated from Green River, Utah to Creston, BC. Having been in Green River, Utah, I have empathy. While Green River has its own desert beauty, Creston is more like Northern Europe and offers more opportunities for agriculture and forestry.

Dean: no. The gun weighs 6/14.

My intention is to have Dale Edmonds re-brown the barrels and Brian Board and I refinish the stock using Brian's Timberluxe finish, which he sells here. I'll show cleaning the locks. I'll provide photos step by step and add to this thread. Forum viewers may follow along if interested.
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From what I can see, I wouldn't touch those barrels..... just my HO.
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Bruce i have the identical twin to your gun. I'll look at the serial number and see how close they are. My gun is an O frame without the lightening cuts also. Dale redid the barrels for me and they are spectacular. My gun came from the deep south from a gentalman who used it for Quail hunting and it shows the useage of time. The butt plate is very worn.
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Nice one Bruce. I have 46048. Mine has a flying duck on the bottom.
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My gun is 46095 very close to Angels and not to far from Bruce's. They were probably all made in the same year then disspersed around the country to customers. Now three guns produced in the same year so long ago belong to people who know each other by way of the PGCA.
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