Largely for the benefit and information of Crowbard, although some others of you may find it interesting.
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Dear Crowbard, reference trip to London last Tuesday; I promised to send you pictures of this Spanish 'fulminate lock' pistol if I purchased it. Well I haven't as yet purchased it, as it comes up next Thursday, I think. But then the old grey matter stirred, and I remembered that the item was illustrated in the sale catalogue, and, so long as no one objects to a minor infringement of the copyright laws (and I'll bet there might be - no no , nobody could be so small minded as that when I'm trying to spread knowledge) therefore I've taken a photograph of the illustrations of the pistol in the catalogue, which I hope will give you a clearer idea of the pistol.
Warm regards, and love to young Jude, Mike (and Ann).
4 comments:
It's a handsome little devil Mike, Good Luck for the sale. I'll have a probe around but I doubt if I'll be able to get you any mercuric fulminate these days. I'll probably draw untoward attention even searching for it.
E-mail on the way Mike with formula & methodology.
The pistol sold today. I bid by telephone. Didn't get it. It made nearly twice its estimate!
I'm not surprised; it was beautiful, rare and good and there are still lots of people who have taste and funds enough to indulge their passions.
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