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muffett.2008 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: December 09 2011 Location: scone. nsw Status: Offline Points: 751 |
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All the same, it's a nice looking rifle, 5th, Andrew seems to having a big cleanout, trouble is he only offers me the dregs.
I will admit I have been thinking along similar lines, just trying to correlate all the little details on some early Lithgows, maybe you had better help me out with the 13/14 stampings I'm asking about on Gunboards.
Illness, old age and an uninterested adult family have me thinking that it's time I pulled all that cash back in, but it will be the rest of the world collection first. ![]() |
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White Rhino ![]() Special Member ![]() ![]() Donating Member Joined: May 05 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5091 |
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Im hoping My Son will start appreciating My old rifles again.. If he dont Son in Law is already starting to eye up the Enfields !!! LOL!!! Its taking some time , But he is slowly starting to acquire some taste !!!! |
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Homer ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: January 01 2013 Location: Brisbane Status: Offline Points: 515 |
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Sorry muffer it might have seemed that way but really it all happened very quickly. A few blokes came through and made very good offers. I only advertised one rifle and that was after everything was sold and for fun really. Ten years collecting some of the rarest lithgows gone in a few weeks, but I feel great. |
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5thBatt ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: October 27 2008 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 324 |
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Homer ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: January 01 2013 Location: Brisbane Status: Offline Points: 515 |
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All but two, 1913 and 1938. Could have had both those years but the ones I came across were very poor and way too much money. Still got a nice assortment of about 30 rifles dated between 1914 and 1921, all lithgows of course and another dozen or so very nice coachwood rifles from WW2. And six Q^P's. If thats not enough enfields to enjoy, I'm kidding myself :)
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muffett.2008 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: December 09 2011 Location: scone. nsw Status: Offline Points: 751 |
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Big hiccup is if you collect Lithgows you have to be prepared to pay, it's not like they made millions like the others.
Factor in two major wars, several police actions and the anti gun push and those not so rare years suddenly seem good, the surviving ones of the rarer years you can just about count without taking your socks off.
Looking at the sportered ones makes me cry tears of blood. ![]() |
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5thBatt ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: October 27 2008 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 324 |
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Rockape2 ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: February 25 2013 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 60 |
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Looking at the sportered ones makes me cry tears of blood. ![]() ![]() |
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A square 10 ![]() Special Member ![]() Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 11193 |
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all this talk of downsizing makes me reflect on the joy involved in seeking out the purchases and the sorrow at parting with them , its sad our heirs dont get wise in our lifetime ,
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