Compliment - Morphy's Auction

[Kevin McCormack]

Mark & Bill - I also examined this gun on two separate occasions; once in March and the other at the Allentown Show. The younger assistant at the Allentown Show (not Kris Lee) eagerly kept fishing for responses to his comments like, "incredible shape for a gun that old, huh?" and "they only made a handful of those guns after Parker failed and Remington took over production, which makes it extremely rare, wouldn't you say?" I kept my mouth shut, having carried more than one verbal firefight to ugly conclusions in my younger years about the originality and authenticity of guns for sale. It continues to amaze me how some of the auction houses in-house "experts" still cannot tell if a gun is original or not.

BTW, Jent - what is the story about Jerry and the Underlifters in MD? I never heard it.

[Bill Murphy]

To be fair to Morphy's, the auction that Jent mentioned is run by a bunch of bumpkins. The two auctions should not be compared. The gun at Morphy's is a fine gun and should not be criticized on originality. I have examined it and it should not be appraised by those who have not examined it. Potential buyers should look at guns before they buy. I would have bought that one. It is a benchmark gun and those who did not bid missed a great gun. And, Jent, quit hollering at us. Oversized capital letters are considered rude behavior on the internet.