Photo of John Forbes of Liverpool Sawhandle Smoothbore Adjustable Trigger .62 Calibre Percussion Conversion Fine Antique Dueling Pistol
$4950
John Forbes of Liverpool Sawhandle Smoothbore Adjustable Trigger .62 Calibre Percussion Conversion Fine Antique Dueling Pistol
Howdy Townpost! I have a truly amazing one of a kind piece here for sale. I bought this for myself in the US over a year ago and I had it professionally restored and fully repaired. I am now looking to sell it. John Forbes, of Liverpool, was gunmaker to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. And according to my research made mostly dueling and target pistols, and some small pocket pistols for only 5 years. Those years being 1805-1810. He spelt his name with I or Iohn and later switched the spelling to a J or John based on public records and some of the other examples of his dueling pistols that have sold at auction. That makes this a very rare and finely made pistol. This pistol would have cost a small fortune at the time it was made. Oftentimes dueling pistols come in pairs but it was cheaper to buy just one if they were offered as a single, and should you encounter someone who has insulted your honor and you demand satisfaction from them, they can bring their own pistol to the duel. The engraving is extremely fine, intricate and skilled. It would have taken many dozens of hours to complete and it was all done by hand. The engraving features drums, banners and spears, floral patterns, sunbursts on the base plate and lock, and a pineapple in the front of the trigger guard, which symbolizes wealth and status. Because this gun is a percussion conversion of the original flintlock mechanism the percussion hammer is engraved in a different style by a different engraver in a more simple floral and fish mouth style of engraving with gold inlay. Every screw is engraved to look like a flower and the escutcheons are also each engraved like a wreath. Overall there is a lot of fine detail with some simpler and less detailed later additions on the percussion mechanism and one spot on the side plate. The gun features gold inlay on the hammer which largely worn away. There is silver inlay on the outside of the breach, and a sterling silver wreath styled band wrapped around the base of the grip and a sliver bead front sight. The ramrod tip (which is a replacement) is silver plated brass, so too are the front stock cap near the muzzle, the rod pipe, cross key, and escutcheon around it are too. The grip baseplate is silver plated steel. The workmanship of this pistol is certainly of a quality of gunmaker worthy enough of being the gun maker of the Prince of Wales. The pistol is located in Calgary AB for local delivery or pickup. Or I can ship it too.
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Calgary, AB1 week ago
Photo of Custom-Made Ithaca M37 Featherlight "Stakeout" Sawed-Off 12 Gauge 2¾ Shotgun
$700
Custom-Made Ithaca M37 Featherlight "Stakeout" Sawed-Off 12 Gauge 2¾ Shotgun
Howdy there Townpost! I have another custom 12 Gauge delight for you to take a gander at! This is a custom-made one of a kind Ithaca M37 Featherlite put together by my gunsmith for me. As pictured, the overall length is 30 inches long and has a barrel length of 18.5 inches. It weighs 5 lbs, 7oz unloaded, so Featherlight is definitely even more apt than this when this thing was full length. Some fairly extensive work was done. Most notably the barrel and stock were cut down and reshaped the muzzle crown was nicely dressed with file work and reblued and it's nice, smooth and square to the barrel. The original red Ithaca fibreoptic front bead site was reinstalled at the new muzzle. The stock bolt with shortened and a nice decorative cast pewter medallion was added to the butt of the stock to cover up the bolt hole and add very nice piece of decorative flair. And sling swivels were added so this can carried around on sling. The action is very smooth the action release locks up properly, and the spring on it is in good condition. And it slam fires without a problem. What is slam fire you may ask? It means you can hold down the trigger and work the action and every time you close the action with the trigger held down the gun will fire. The gun will fire as fast as you can work the action. So needless to say it's pretty fun to shoot.  This would make an excellent hiking, camping or backpacking shotgun for predator defense in my opinion. Or if she just want a sawed-off shotgun that you can slam fire this is the gun for you. Ithaca started making short versions of the M37 for law enforcement called the Stakeout I believe those were mostly in 20 gauge and they came out sometime in the 70s or '80s. Inland Manufacturing to this day makes something similar to this called the Stakeout II for the US market with an MSRP of $750US. Short versions of the M37 have appeared in a lot of media, probably most notably is the shotgun in the movie Aliens where it's used for "close encounters". There's a well documented cut down Ithaca Featherweight by a Navy SEAL who put a duckbill spreader on it, put a magazine tube extension so that it held 8 and cut the stock off in much the fashion that this one is. The shotgun is located in Calgary AB for local delivery or pickup. Or I can ship it nationwide on the buyer's dime. It's very short when broken down, and light so it should be cheap to ship. PAL is a must!
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Calgary, AB1 week ago
Photo of 12ga , 20ga , 16ga , 410 Remington , winchester , ithaca and mossberg shotgun parts 1100 , 11-48 , 58 , 870,500,1200,1400,140,sx1,50,535,37,11-87
$11111
12ga , 20ga , 16ga , 410 Remington , winchester , ithaca and mossberg shotgun parts 1100 , 11-48 , 58 , 870,500,1200,1400,140,sx1,50,535,37,11-87
Please feel free to ask any questions and ask for pictures or more information about anything you see interesting Remington shotgun parts Remington 1100 3" magnum barrel $250 X9 Remington 1100 12g feed latches $40 ea X3 1100 breech blocks $50-ea Remington 870 20ga breech bolt $50 x3 1100 remington locking bolt $25 ea x2 Remington 11/48 16ga trigger assy $140 ea x2 Remington 1100 ga standard breech bolts $80ea x2 Remington 870 16ga breech bolts $50 ea x2 Remington 58 12ga breech bolts $80 ea x2 Remington 11-48 20ga trigger groups $140 ea x2 Remington 11-48 .410 trigger groups $140 ea Remington 11-48 12ga trigger group $140 Remington 11-87 20ga black synthetic forend $30 Winchester shotgun parts Winchester 1200 12ga parts lot $130 Win 1400 barrel $175 Win 1400 2 3/4 reciver $130 Win 140 reciver $150 Win 140 parts lot $125 Winchester mod 50 barrel $100 Winchester mod sx1 Barrel $125 Win 1200 20ga barrel $100 X2 new in package complete ATI tactical black shotgun forend kits for remington 870, mossberg 500/535/590/835 and winchester 1200/1300 $20 each Ithaca 37 shotgun parts lot $130 Mossberg 500 12 ga barrel $175 Mossberg 500 12 ga barrel $175 Mossberg 500 breech block $50 X2 new black falcon black synthetic mossberg 500 forends $15 each Mossberg 535 barrel $175 Marlin 5510 super goose gun bolt $175
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Clark's Harbour, NS3 days ago
Photo of Victoptics X4 Low Power Variable Optic Scope
$150
Victoptics X4 Low Power Variable Optic Scope
$150 Often Specter Arms gets asked for a good scope for a light rifle; a 22 or a 223. With the budget friendly X4 scope, people now have a inexpensive low power variable optic packed with a variety of useful features. Its compact size and weight don't add much in terms of bulk keeping your favorite plinker light and easy to carry. In fact the X4 measures only 9.1" long. Its 1-4 magnification is plenty to shoot out comfortably to 200 meters placing this optic as a viable contender as an entry level 3 gun scope. It uses 1" rings which makes its compatible with a lot of older rifles designed with only 1" rings in mind. Picatinny rings are included. Finally, an illuminated reticle gives a nice contrast when shooting at dark backgrounds or in low light. Caliber Max: 762x39, 223 Appropriate For: Wk180C, WS-MCR, Wk181, Ar-15, Su-16, tm-22, Crypto, Raven, Henry Homesteader, Ruger 10/22 _____________ Specter Arms is a dealer for Victoptics is the sub-brand of Vector Optics. SA has more in stock then just S6s and X4s; red dots, scopes and micro reflex sights are all available on the website. Send a text to 7809079585 for more info. If Canada post is not on strike, shipping is available at actual cost or pick up in SE Edmonton. Please click on my user name for other ads and shipping policies. WARNING: messages sent through townpost are not getting through. Please email me directly or text me directly.
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Edmonton, AB3 weeks ago
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