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Unread 05-11-2025, 03:27 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen View Post
To date I've recorded 102 Philadelphia Arms Co. guns from serial number 16 to 1846, with seven being B-Grades, six C-Grades, one D-Grade and two E-Grades both for directors of the company - P.F. du Pont & C. William Haywood. The rest A-Grades. Then just to confuse things a single gun in B-Grade livery has surfaced with ejectors and serial number in the 26xx range.
Dave, keep collecting that data, but consider putting it in a book. You amaze me. Thanks for your dedication.
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