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I have several of Larry's molds. Very pleased with them.

You have a High Standard replica of the Confederate made Leech & Rigdon. HS made several others in a "Guns of the Confederacy" line that I believe included a "Lee & Grant" pair of 1851 navy models. Several of their Confederate guns were available in wood cases, one with a Bowie knife & one with...

Mediocre carving and/or highly personal decorations typically have a highly negative effect on a gun's value. Now if Theodore Rosevelt scratched his initials into a gunstock with a blunt nail, the value would go up, not because of the "decoration" but because it connects that specific gun to a...

There is use and there is abuse. Nothing wrong with honest use, but a gun that has been abused in one way likely has other issues as well. I was brought up with the understanding that if you were fortunate enough to have a gun, that you took good care of it.

Looks very good indeed!

Unless he is one giant of a beaver, he has chewed off more than he can carry!

I have bought several guns on GB but the latest was off of "Guns International". GI is more like a classified ad site rather than an auction site.

I will take it. PM sent.

My wife helped find another book that came to mind: "Buying into the World of Goods" "Early Consumers in Backcountry Virginia" - John Hopkins U. Press 2008. by Ann Smart Smith - 260 pages

I can suggest a couple. These are somewhat academic in form but full of information. I have more but cannot put my hands on them at the moment. "Early Modern Virginia" UVa Press 2011. Edited by Bradburn & Coombs - 350 pages "Of Consuming Interests" - "the Style of Life in the 18th Century" UVa...

Short answer - no. The thread quoted above is good reading. The original 2nd gen used castings from Italy but were finished & assembled by Colt. Colt will letter a 2nd gen. 3rd gen models also used Italian parts but were finished & assembled here in the US by a 3rd party operating under a...

What something sold for in the past is not a good indicator of what it is worth today. Styles and interests change & some things go way up & others become hard to give away. Books are no exception. Bookfinder.com searches 1000s of sellers & will give you a good idea what different titles are...

Bookfinder.com is a search engine for new, used & antiquarian books. It will give more results than Amazon or ABE books.

Welcome from Goochland, VA

Not yet. Just ordered a copy ($6.50 used, hardback, EC). Thanks for mentioning!

As a boat person, I can attest that stainless steel is neither stainless nor rust free. A more accurate description would be rust resistant. Requires less effort to maintain, yes, for sure, but not none.

I heard not to use Bud Light for cleaning as it is corrosive.

I was told that if you collect anything, you should also collect books about whatever you collect.

I don't mind the smell of Ballistol at all but when want that clean gun smell, I prefer to whif Hoppes #9. Sort of like Old Spice, it brings back fond memories of cleaning guns in the basement with my grandfather.

Yes we do and yes it is.