An odd reproduction?

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

Congrats on the great buy George! Are you planning on leaving it as is, or are you formulating other plans for it?

I would like to create my own Duck Stamp Special. I am fond of the 1959-60 Duck Stamp by Maynard Reece. See below. Of course it would have to be a Yellow Lab.

[Big D]

The Lab depicted was "King Buck" and was owned by John Olin. After that stamp, the rules were changed to prohibit dogs or hunters in the duck stamp. A friend of mine who won the Mich Duck and trout stamp competitions 7 times had a scene with hunters in one of his winning duck stamps. Again, rules were changed. No more hunters.

[Big D]

xxx

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

What does it mean when there is xxx in the post like the one above?

[Big D]

In my case, it meant that I screwed up, and posted my note twice. Now, I know that it is good stuff, but not so good that anyone would want to read it twice. Unfortunately, you can't delete posts - the best you can do is edit them, and replace the duplication with "xxx".

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Thanks JD. I thought it was our evil Moderators at work.

[Big D]

Evil Moderators - No
Dumb Poster - Yes

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

The Duck Stamp special was finished in "French Grey".
What was that?

[Dean Romig]

Just a chemical solution that very lightly etches the surface leaving a gray tone.

I don't know what chemical solution is used but I soaked my woodcock gun's trigger guard in pure vinegar and got a similar result.





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