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Originally Posted by edgarspencer
But I did, And I'll stake 50 plus years of gun collecting, that it is right as rain.
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It certainly sounds like an interesting gun, Edgar. Let me also say I'd certainly like to see a letter confirm the gun. With so many fakes floating around, it would be nice to see a legitimate example. A true piece of history used in a real train robbery, no less! Finding a real WF gun would be one thing. This is finding one that was actually used in a confirmed train robbery by a known and honored hero of the Wells Fargo Co? That sounds almost too good to be true. I even imagine Julia's would be interested in such a gun.
Please pardon the honest fun I'm having at your expense, but you have to admit that it would be somewhat amusing for Wells Fargo to give the guy a watch and chain valued at $650, $1000 cash, PLUS the most valuable item of all - a likely beat up, 5 year old shotgun worth maybe $7-10 at that time.
The assumption is the guy used the gun to take the life of another human being. Presenting the weapon to him as a trophy would be a bit macabre, even by banking standards.