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    1. FloridaFialaFan

      WILDCAT .22rf SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE

      rauarms, we have a new gun store in the Daytona Beach area with a complete service, in store gunsmith. He does great a great job, and I know because he's worked about a dozen of my old guns so far. To give you some idea, he would charge about $30 for a new pin. I have an advantage because I can...
    2. FloridaFialaFan

      Looking to expand my collection

      Here's another example. One you don't see every day! HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON HANDY GUN, .22rf LR, serial number 226. Highest sn reported in gun guides says 225 observed! (?) When I bought this one I was NOT aware that the Handy Gun came in anything but smoothbore. It was a shock to...
    3. FloridaFialaFan

      Looking to expand my collection

      I'm parting with my C&R collectibles due to old age and ill health. Offering them at auction on GB in case you're interested. Just look for my seller name, Shansei45. Got over a hundred to list. Only about 3 or 4 on there right now. Mine are MOSTLY .22rf single-shot, long and short, made in...
    4. FloridaFialaFan

      WILDCAT .22rf SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE

      Wow! Didn't realize I'd been away from this thread for so long. Quickdraw22, I just found your two messages from last July which I never got notified of. sorry to be so late answering. Made a New Year resolution to list one gun per day until the collection was gone. Decided since old age and...
    5. FloridaFialaFan

      C&R pictures thread

      Sin-ster, not sure how you came up with "inappropiate serial numbers." Because there are no KNOWN surviving factory records, means EVERYTHING we can learn about this family of guns must be obtained from observing surviving specimens. We now have over 150 reported/observed. Those six specimens I...
    6. FloridaFialaFan

      Collecting C&R goodies, lotsa' history.

      First off, I collect only .22rf single-shot firearms made in US or Canada. However, I've long been fascinated with the old H&R Handy Guns. Unfortunately all I ever saw or heard about them was 410 and 28ga single-shot scatterguns. Not exactly suited to my .22rf collecting parameters... Then...
    7. FloridaFialaFan

      handgun pictures thread

      And Now For Something Completely Different Neat little oddball from the late 1960s. Only about 1200 of 'em made in Watertown, SD. Single-shot .22rf SHORTS only. What is it??? BIG HORN ARMS CO.. Stock is NOT wood, but a concoction they made specifically for this interesting piece. Note...
    8. FloridaFialaFan

      C&R pictures thread

      Latest Addition To The Herd This is one of SIX observed/reported Fiala survivors marked COLUMBIA ARMS CORPORATION. The total number of survivors, with one of three known maker marks, is only 130, of an estimated 9,000 produced - all variations. Collectors are still trying to piece...
    9. FloridaFialaFan

      C&R pictures thread

      mwk1975, that is a very nice piece of old iron. I wonder how difficult it is nowadays to find .32rf ammo? Glad to see soeone else likes the old timers. Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF
    10. FloridaFialaFan

      WILDCAT .22rf SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE

      This may sound corny, macas50, but it's true: ANYTHING is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, at that time, in that place. In Aug. last year I obtained the Precision for $103 plus shipping from an auction in KS. Then 4 months later, in Nov. of '09, I obtained the Rau from an...
    11. FloridaFialaFan

      C&R pictures thread

      Sorry, my-rifle, but I'm not in LA! I'm down here by the race track on the beach, on that big sandbar southeast of LA. These are the kind of goodies I consider as C&Rs. If it MUST be a pseudo-military issued trainer, how about this one. This is an all original Winchester 85 Low Wall...
    12. FloridaFialaFan

      C&R pictures thread

      My little herd of Mossbergs. And, a gathering of some of my Fiala Model 1920 single-shot .22rf pistols wearing their "Carbine" disguises. The Fialas normally reside in their own individual fitted, velvet-lined carrying cases. Barrels are 3", 7.5", and 20" with wooden forestock...
    13. FloridaFialaFan

      WILDCAT .22rf SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE

      macas50 you evidently did NOT read the caption below my second photo! Harold Rau originated the Rau Wildcat 500 in El Dorado, KS and later sold out to Ozark Mountain, and the identical RAU-marked guns were produced by them for a few years, eventually changing to the name shown on my gun...
    14. FloridaFialaFan

      WILDCAT .22rf SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE

      Since I haven't been able to get out to visit the range, or attend gun shows for quite some time, I haunt the Web and gun forums like this one. I've bought quite a few of my most rare guns strictly through conversation in a forum and following up when someone says, "I've got this...." Some...
    15. FloridaFialaFan

      THIS is "Museum Quality" Oldie...

      If you are asking about the Savage Stevens Little Scout, jimdana, I stole it for just $250. There are probably a lot of Stevens collectors out there kicking themselves about now for passing it up or not knowing about it before the auction. :thumbsup: Best regards ~ ~ ~ FFF
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