Trapdoor Rifles

Fred Gaarde wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:10 pm That other early rifle must’ve been #133.

Dick Hosmer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:17 pm As you know, I was shown #86, by the then owner, noted firearms writer Graham Burnside, in 1992. He also had another one at the time, which he offered to me for $1,000.

But, #86, being a nicer specimen, was his keeper. You might want to note that provenance in your sales pitch.