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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen
I think the Morphy text left a bit to be desired but didn't seem to hurt the sale.
https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/...LOT651605.aspx
I had always heard that the stolen .410-bore was the one and only Sousa Grade .410-bore? I also believe the Morphy folks are misreading those 1960s Ithaca counts. I think there were 22 No. 7Es and two of them were 28-gauge and two .410-bore. Also, there were two Magnum-12 No. 7Es and one Magnum-10 No. 7E that Walter stated in his book was 500146. So far, I've recorded seven 12-gauge, six 20-gauges, one 28-gauge and the two .410-bores. Add the unknown 28-gauge and the three Magnum-Frame 7Es that accounts for 20. |
Dave,
Are you thinking that Walt has it wrong in the book about this 410 being the one that was stolen? This gun, serial # 448950 does match Walt's book on page 195.
I also don't know about the total amount of Grade 7 NID's, it seems a fair amount have surfaced recently and I was planning to track them as you have obviously done. Me and Brian (Hunt) were thinking there may be even more than Walt suggests in his book.