A C Grade without Barrels

[Larry Mason]

Thanks for re-posting this, Bill. It was just as thrilling as the first time. You would not happen to have the Damascus barrels for a BH 1 1/2 frame, serial number 83030?

Thanks again,
Larry

[Bill Murphy]

Ok, here's the end of the story. Gary Carmichael had the barrels that fit the DH gun that John Davis had the back end for. Gary bought those off of a gun show table in NC. I bought both the back end and the barrels from John, but was short a forend. John had used the Titanic barrels and forend from 74151 to make a two barrel set out of a favorite BH. Fast forward a few years, and John Davis advertised the Titanic barrels for sale on the PGCA forum. I PMed John about the barrels, not knowing they were from my gun #74151. John didn't remember either, or he would have contacted me before putting the barrels up for sale. Fast forward again, I bought the barrels and forend and this morning, located the back end and Damascus barrels for 74151 in my gun room and snapped on John's Titanic barrels and forend. Now, I not only have a two barrel CH (The Charleston Gun), but I have a beautiful two barrel DH with Damascus and Titanic barrels and original forend, although John had renumbered the Titanic barrels and forend to the number of his BH gun. Now I have two great multi barrel sets thanks to four or more of our members, most important, Jack Cronkhite, Kevin McCormack, Gary Carmichael, and John Davis, as well as Paul Ludwig on the West Coast, who had the CH back end, and Bud Stanley, who hooked me up with Paul and the CH.

[TARNATION !!!]

Great end to the story Bill. Gun now needs a good hunting story to put the icing on the cake. Cheers, Jack

[Bill Murphy]

Jack, the hero of this story, I checked the spelling of your name this time and edited my post to give you proper credit. Thank you so much, my good friend.