That was an excellent buy! Missed it by that much...:crying:

Shouldnt this have been in the Off Topic Forum ?

Yes it should have been.... but it's too late to change it now.

Had one of you astute members notified me I would have moved it.

As it was it required work albeit a small amount to find the auction.

WOW! What are the odds of finding a Gun that was owned by the Man himself. Thomas:)

I could have bought it as I saw it prior to the Buy it Now...I felt the DuBray ownership added little appeal to me but the gun itself was probably worth the money all by itself. A D Grade with 32" barrels in nice shape? Pretty rare. On the other hand, the top lever sat well to the left which could mean a lot of wear...

In any case, I passed simply because I am currently heavily investing my funds in 1957 Desoto parts....

Interesting that the seller listed it as a 1 1/2 Frame.

A wonderful gun in any case.

WOW! I never thought of that... What's your financial advisor's telephone number...? :corn:

I've been searching for years for a nicely conditioned and all original Grade 3 fishtail toplever. Soon after Kenny alerted us to the this one's availability I went and checked it out -- three different times while it was still available. The last time I went so far as to click on the 1st "Buy It Now" button that takes you to the final "Commit To Buy" button, but I just couldn't do it. I want a gun to shoot and with this gun's helacious drop and very little damascus pattern remaining it just wasn't what I wanted. And because of its provenance you dasn't touch it for fear of destroying its significant historical value, the right thing to do was to pass on it . . . there will be others . . .

There, I feel better.

Exactly the same thing for me. I figured at that price it was a great value that would always have appeal to others should I decide to sell it, but I couldn't get past the 4" drop. When they start getting that hockey stick bend to them, they loose a lot of eye appeal. Sure the provenance was top shelf, but I'd have to be able to shoot it.