Hello,
I am joining this forum to become a member of a muzzle loading community and learn about the hobby.
I have grown up around firearms, having spent my childhood on rural northern Illinois on a small farm.
My interest in firearms has persisted through my adult life, with a general focus on antiques.
My collection includes an M1 Garand, an SMLE, a VZ24, a Remington Model 10 and 11, a Colt 1911, a mint Eddystone Enfield, and many more.
My father recently suffered a catastrophic house fire, a total loss. Most importantly, he was unharmed and his insurance is paying out. But we lost many antiques. I've recovered some of them, but most have become little more than conversation pieces, including his collection of 3 original Remington 1858s. I recovered two of them, once of which cleaned up fairly well and will probably live out it's life as a display piece. Sadly, the one that had family history is badly damaged.
But now that I have them in my possession, I wanted to get myself a replica. As luck would have it, a local auction house that I frequent had an Armsport 1858 listed. I won the auction last night and have been reading up ever since. I may be handicapping myself slightly since it seems a bit more rare than the Uberti or Pietta offerings, but I'll make do.
So, I'm excited to join the community and look forward to learning all about the hobby.
See the photo for one of the original 1858 survivors.
I am joining this forum to become a member of a muzzle loading community and learn about the hobby.
I have grown up around firearms, having spent my childhood on rural northern Illinois on a small farm.
My interest in firearms has persisted through my adult life, with a general focus on antiques.
My collection includes an M1 Garand, an SMLE, a VZ24, a Remington Model 10 and 11, a Colt 1911, a mint Eddystone Enfield, and many more.
My father recently suffered a catastrophic house fire, a total loss. Most importantly, he was unharmed and his insurance is paying out. But we lost many antiques. I've recovered some of them, but most have become little more than conversation pieces, including his collection of 3 original Remington 1858s. I recovered two of them, once of which cleaned up fairly well and will probably live out it's life as a display piece. Sadly, the one that had family history is badly damaged.
But now that I have them in my possession, I wanted to get myself a replica. As luck would have it, a local auction house that I frequent had an Armsport 1858 listed. I won the auction last night and have been reading up ever since. I may be handicapping myself slightly since it seems a bit more rare than the Uberti or Pietta offerings, but I'll make do.
So, I'm excited to join the community and look forward to learning all about the hobby.
See the photo for one of the original 1858 survivors.
