Pics from Dixon's '07

[colmoultrie]

Here's a few pictures from Saturday @ Dixon's:

a gentleman firing a blunderbus

a corner of the judging tables

Slash's pocket pistols (the coin is a quarter)

It was great to meet Matt and Toni. Nice people, and straightforward and patient. Their new pistol is nice.

Some original Lehigh rifles. The top one is a Moll, as is the third one down. If I remember correctly, the 2nd one is a Schneider. I got to fondle the top Moll. It's a beautiful, light gun that comes up perfectly.

the Moll butt and patchbox

the Schneider patchbox

an original Beyer pistol

Some eye candy from Keith Casteel. I really like his decorated wheelocks

 

[hawkeye1755]

Kevin, thanks for the pics. :bow: :bow:
Did you know by chance the prices of the Keith Casteel guns? :hmm:
:hatsoff:

 

[shmrck1]

colmoultrie,
Great photos! Get any pics of the horn
entries???
snake-eyes:hmm:

 

[colmoultrie]

Sorry guys,

I didn't take any pictures of horns (should have) and I don't know the prices on the Casteel pieces. Mr. Casteel was extremely nice to someone who obviously wasn't in the market for one of his pieces. He volunteered to turn the wheellock rifle around, and he answered my questions about wheellock functioning very thoroughly - a real gentleman.

 

[Mike Brooks]

Kevin, thanks for the pics. :bow: :bow:
Did you know by chance the prices of the Keith Casteel guns? :hmm:
:hatsoff:

I'm guessing in the neihborhood of $20K to $35K. Work like that ain't cheap.

 

[Dickert54cal]

Thats me in the ALR shirt with the empty pockets and the melted credit card! :haha:

 

[hawkeye1755]

Kevin, thanks for the pics. :bow: :bow:
Did you know by chance the prices of the Keith Casteel guns? :hmm:
:hatsoff:

I'm guessing in the neihborhood of $20K to $35K. Work like that ain't cheap.

Yip, that's what i thought.
:hatsoff:

 

[Leonredbeard]

I have been chatting with Mr. Casteel for many years now. When I walked up and asked about the pistole, he grabbed it out of the box and said, 'here handle it.' I did! I can't really describe the feeling adequately of handling a gonne like that. Then I handed it back and asked him to put it back in the box so I wouldn't put any dingies in it. He just grinned. For him, guns are to play with, no matter how decorated. Did you notice the powder burns that didn't quite come off the silver inlay on the barrel of the wheellock carbine? I did.
volatpluvia

 

[Leonredbeard]

Mike, about 5 years ago he had a fancy carved, chisled, engraved, and inlaid yeager in a velvet lined box. The box had many compartments for fancy tools with tiger striped maple handles. There was a companion pistole in the bottom right corner that wasn't yet finished. He said the rifle alone was $13,000, with the box, tools and pistole it was $20,000. So your guess by this time might be fairly accurate.

 

[colmoultrie]

Does anyone else have some photos to post? I'd hate to think I'm the only one... :shake:

 

Kevin, thanks for the pics. :bow: :bow:
Did you know by chance the prices of the Keith Casteel guns? :hmm:
:hatsoff:

I'm guessing in the neihborhood of $20K to $35K. Work like that ain't cheap.

Last I heard Keith was getting $50,000 for his fancy engraved pieces. My old Casteel rifle (his 50th gun) made in 1974, cost me $500 and a custom Hawken I made in trade. I got a good deal.

 

[ehoff]

Thanks for the pictures! Thats my fusil-de-chasse on the photo of the judges table (Its the one under the left side of the please do not touch sign). Dixon's is always a great time, I always learn and see something new. This year will always be extra special to me as my fusil took the blue ribbon in the fowler catagory.

 

[Leonredbeard]

Sorry, I forgot to take pictures. I really wish I had snapped a few of the wheellock pistole! I have a few of John Laubach startng a skelp of iron into a barrel on the forge. I would have to first post them at photobucket and then wait a day to link them here. I'll get to it if anyone is interested.
volatpluvia

 

[akapennypincher]

It was nice of you to take some photos at dixon’s, as I have always want to go there for the Gun Faire, but to date never made it... :hatsoff: :hatsoff: :hatsoff: :hatsoff:

 

[colmoultrie]

Here's a closeup of the wheelock pistol lock for you...