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    North Star West's Early English gun

    The original prototype, which I built and still have pictures of, was indeed built based on the O'connor gun made by Richard Wilson. We also studied the Museum of the Great Plains gun, which has the earlier "flat serpent" side plate as does NSW's EE gun. The Great Plains gun has the smaller...
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    North Star West's Early English gun

    I like both the original North Star products and the North Star West products. You will have to understand, however, that I am very prejudiced. I worked for Curly before he died and helped with research and development of the Early English and Officers model. I still build pistols for Matt...
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    Officer's Fusil Again

    Sorry Tom, but you couldn't be farther off base on this one. Like I said earlier to Mike, I WAS THERE. In addition to the one curly had in his hand and the one in the Smithsonian he comapared it to, look on page 65, No. 2 of the "Collectors Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution"...
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    Officer's Fusil Again

    Hi Mike, The one curly used was one he had with all his trade guns and chiefs grades and at the time wasn't even sure of what it was. That's why when he realized what it appeared tp be, he had me running all over the country verifying it. i was in commercial aerospace at the time and traveling...
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    Officer's Fusil Again

    As I was actually involved with Curly in the research of the Light Officers Fusile, I thought I would add my "two cents" to this. First, Curly was very concerned about the authenticity of every firearm he introduced. When the F&I movement began growing, he was approached by many to make a...
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