HEAD'S UP! J. JULIA CATALOGUE IS NOW ONLINE!

[Autumn Daze]

I dunno...Bo-Whoop has been inspected and reinspected and re re inspected by some of the most knowledgable people in the doublegun industry and also by some very very knowledgable Fox collectors and has been deemed authentic. I don,t think it will bring the $ the "Czars" gun brought but ya never know. When the gavel falls...end of story...

Easy for me to say of course, as I am nowhere in the "chips" for that item, which may well leave the Czar's A1-Special 12 "in the dust"--A lot fewer AH Fox guns made than Parkers, LC Smiths and Ithacas- regardless of grade, gauge, place of mfg. etc. So the scarcity of those big Becker "Barrels Not Guaranteed" HE 12 Magnums will also affect market price point.

Just for the "hay" of it, wonder if Fox might have sold more in both 12 and 20 bore if they had NOT put that possibly ill-advised stamping on the flats- My understanding is, it referred to pattern %, not the bursting point of the barrels with stout loads being fired.

I also meant to support Brother Eis- Julia's should have returned his $ NQA if the barrels on his 16 DHE Damascus (or Titanic Steel) either way were not properly represented or gauged by a knowledgeable employee at Julia's prior to being offered for sale. To "dodge or duck" on such a transaction is shortsighted, IMO- but I share what I understood Eric's "frustrations" may have been regarding that transaction. Another reason why I only buy shotguns or rifles from private parties I know personally, NOT on line auction sites or Julia's or Amoskeeg or RIA-- ain't my "bag" I'd guess!

[Austin W Hogan]

Let us not forget that about two years ago, Parker Pages carried a photograph of a very youthful Lawrence Del Grego, and a thirty ish Babe DelGrego, holding two Parker Invincibles.
At the time when those photos were taken, the printed media considered the Invincibles "lost" or "imaginary".

I realize Parker Pages is print media; but I refuse to join the mainstream.

Best, Austin

[Labowner]

I think the real issue here is who is the rightful owner-s of the gun. It doesn't look like it belongs to anyone but the family of the Buckingham's. Looks like a few people are going to make a sizable sum on gun that belongs to someone else. It's not like his name wasn't on it.

[George Lander]

Robert: If you read the full narrative in the description of the gun in Julia's catalogue it appears that the matter of ownership has been settled both with Nash's heirs and with the insurance company. However, if I were purchasing the gun I believe that I would secure a Lloyd's policy to cover ownership.

Best Regards, George

[Labowner]

George I'm not talking about statue of limitations or the monetary payment Nash may have received from his insurance co, I think ethically the gun belongs to Nash's heirs unless he or his family sold it or gave it to someone.

In an ideal world, perhaps the fortunate winner of the auction next month in Maine may consider donating it to the DU Museum in Memphis, the home of the late "Shootin' Est Gentleman" as I like to think of "Mr. Buck"!! Nash was on the More Game Birds For America which morphed into DU in 1937, he was a gentleman, a true sportsman, a great writer and story teller, and most likely the finest wingshot of his time and era. As a DU Sponsor, I'd like to see that donation occur, doesn't mean it will happen of course!

By the by, does anyone know what happened to the Czar's Parker that Jack Puglisi bought a few years ago from Julia's??: Was it resold at a profit, or is it in a display as I understand the Invincibles are?