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Unread 05-01-2020, 03:01 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy View Post
Craig, the comment about my try gun being previously owned by Colonel Whelen, was meant to mean that the gun was used by stockmakers at Parker-Whelen in Washington, D.C., not to imply that Colonel Whelen had any ownership at Shenendoah Guns. Colonel Whelen's gunsmith moved to Berryville when Parker-Whelen closed and brought the try gun with him and apparently did some work for Ben Toxvard, who ended up owning the try gun.
The old guy in Culpeper had said Whelen had an intrest in the shop . That’s why I said he supposedly was connected .
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