Damascus barrel salesmen’s sample

[Kevin McCormack]

I have only ever seen 2 of these. The first one Oscar Gaddy showed me after he purchased it from an auction somewhere in England. The second one I had hoped to purchase as part of my deferred commission for selling a large collection of antique reloading equipment (100-shell multi gauge hardwood blocks, brass sieve drop plates with powder screeds, and capping/decapping tools). Unfortunately, a "helpful neighbor" of the great old guy I was selling the collection for spirited it out of the house and it disappeared while the garage was being "cleaned out." My old friend died about 2 years ago; I'm still trying to learn the identity of the neighbor. His daughter, for whom I sold still more remnants of his "collection", says she never remembers seeing it in his jumbled garage "workshop."

[Bill Murphy]

Kevin, our flyer club mentor sold one at the Maryland Vintagers a few years ago. I don't know who purchased it.

[Kevin McCormack]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Kevin, our flyer club mentor sold one at the Maryland Vintagers a few years ago. I don't know who purchased it.

I don't remember him ever having anything like this - but I do remember him selling a "salesman's sample" selection of 6 or so segments of various Crolles in a small box that came from Oscar Gaddy's original collection.