Very hard to believe. Could it be true?

[Old and Reliable]

How did the other fotos of this shotgun with the view of the barrel breechs and the "stamping and Burt Becker" come about. I went further, and the Fox XE 12 32" looked intersting, but like the "Bo-Whoop", way outta my league! thanks- I'll sip some Dickel on the rocks tonight with the football stuff on the tube, add another walnut chunk to the fire, and think about the fine Gentlemen from the Old Dominion-

[hugh rather]

I have a question about BO-whoop.The stock that is broken has a checkered butt,right?If so Nash's Bo-whoop had a recoil pad[someone identified this pad's brand in another post somewhere].Someone hypothesized that perhaps the broken stock was a replacement Nash had done but not written about[Mr. Highsmith of Mason gunsmiths was speculated]Mr. Highsmith was alive, I know, recently.Did anyone attempt to ask?

[Autumn Daze]

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think the consensess[sic] was the gun has had three stocks on it over it's lifetime.

[hugh rather]

What happened to the other stock[the first] and who made the second stock?Also, does anyone have contact with Buckingham family members who would shed some light on the Bowhoop story?

[Bill Murphy]

It is assumed that Mr. Highsmith performed most of Nash's gunsmithing and stockmaking when he was domiciled in Tennessee. However, Nash spent some time in other areas of the South and also spent some time in Washington, D.C., although I'm not sure how long he was a resident of the evil empire. Does anyone know where Nash lived exactly when he was in Washington? I have not found his address.

[Greg Miller CTGunLaw]

So, let's see if I understand this. A gentleman finds what is obviously a very expensive shotgun lying in the road. The owner's name is engraved on the rib. And, it is name that is known to every sportsmen and who can be easily contacted through the sporting magazines. No one mentions it for decades, and now it is "Found"?

This may be the valient "Bo Whoop", but the story of where it has been all these years smells bad.

[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by Gregory Miller

So, let's see if I understand this. A gentleman finds what is obviously a very expensive shotgun lying in the road. The owner's name is engraved on the rib. And, it is name that is known to every sportsmen and who can be easily contacted through the sporting magazines. No one mentions it for decades, and now it is "Found"? Finders keepers is not how I understand the law in most States.

This may be the valient "Bo Whoop", but the story of where it has been all these years smells bad.

The finder of lost or abandon property has good title to all except the true owner.

JDG

[George Lander]

Jim Kelly told me that the stock he was making for Bo Whoop would be it's third. The owner told him that his grandfather had the second stock made years ago (the grandfather bought it with a broken stock which probably was the original the whereabouts of which are unknown) As far as he knew the forearm is original to the gun. The second broken stock, I believe, is included in the sale.

Best Regards, George

[Greg Miller CTGunLaw]

This is not an issue of law, it is an issue of character. A gentlemen would take the net proceeds from this sale and donate it to a cause Nash would have supported. We all make decisions in life. And, none of us will be in this world forever.

[Tim Sheldon]

Originally Posted by Gregory Miller

So, let's see if I understand this. A gentleman finds what is obviously a very expensive shotgun lying in the road. The owner's name is engraved on the rib. And, it is name that is known to every sportsmen and who can be easily contacted through the sporting magazines. No one mentions it for decades, and now it is "Found"?

This may be the valient "Bo Whoop", but the story of where it has been all these years smells bad.

PLUS the fact there was a reward for the gun!!!

---when it looks like a skunk
-----and it smells like a skunk...
-------it just might be a skunk!

Tim