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Unread 12-01-2023, 11:42 AM   #1
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Apparently somebody wasn’t fond of the original orientation of the gold setter…





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The bird on the trigger plate is also facing the other direction on the page 37 picture. A case of the printers having the Kodachrome or negative flipped.
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Beautiful Ithaca!
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If I owned that gun I would be looking at it so much I’d miss every bird! The shells are the perfect Autumn color.
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Wow Stan that gun is really over the top! It looks to be a 12 so how long are the tubes? Like Jeff said bring it to SD and I'll bring some ammo that should work if we are lucky enough to find a rooster.
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Wow Stan that gun is really over the top! It looks to be a 12 so how long are the tubes? Like Jeff said bring it to SD and I'll bring some ammo that should work if we are lucky enough to find a rooster.
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It is a 2 barrel set, 28' & 30", both Damascus. It is a 12 gauge, hardly big enough for those SoDak roosters
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It is a 2 barrel set, 28' & 30", both Damascus. It is a 12 gauge, hardly big enough for those SoDak roosters
Too bad it's not an 8.
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Thanks for the correction Dean,
You are correct on the engraving being Joseph Loy's work, I guess I was confusing him with Jay Leech.

Scott, only one of the Western shells fired for me, and that one had what felt like a 1 second delay, the other few that I tried multiple times, failed to go off. I was suspect of light primer strikes, so I tried a few Eley 2 1/2" that I had on hand and they worked just fine.

Thanks for all the kind words everyone, I have a soft spot for these early Crass guns, on the higher grades, the engraving is just beautiful. Animals look natural and detail is just unbelievable.
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Bird bagged or not, I can’t imagine a better outing (unless the pups gave you grief )
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I echo the sentiments of the others on the beauty of your new gun. I am not sure I would get past the engraving to look at the wood, but I am sure others would enjoy seeing pictures of the wood as well.

Congratulations.
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What grade is that Stan. A 5 or 6?
I foolishly sold a grade 3 Crass years ago,
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