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Prairie Pat
PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:07 am  Reply with quote
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Hi all....I saw several 16s at the wichita show Sat.
parker VH for $1995
darne halifax $1495
fox sterlingworth $1695
one with a tag marked simply "French" $895
Same guy had all these. I got his phone # if anyone
is interested. He's from KS.

I bought a stevens 311 that has plain wood but looks unfired $250
I am sure there were at least two more but I cant remember.

the sterlingworth had beautiful, full case colors
but is marked "terlingwort"? maybe something fishy
here eh? .


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revdocdrew
PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:20 am  Reply with quote
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Very interesting Pat-maybe we need a 'terlingwort' totiety too Very Happy
The terlingwort was once a sterlingworth minus the s and h some guy polished away prior to re-casing. Like what was the point? Confused
Fin was at the show also-possibly the guys drooling on the terlingwort?
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TJC
PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:39 am  Reply with quote
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I was thinking the same thing there rev, someone polished a bit hard on the ends of the Sterlingwoth and ended up with a terlingwort. Smile

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Prairie Pat
PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 9:36 am  Reply with quote
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That is pretty much the conclusion I came to when I saw it.
I have been reading a book about identifying fakes and
this stood out.
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TJC
PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 9:57 am  Reply with quote
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PP, while not actually a fake, it's just not original. If the seller were to tell you that it's a refinish all would be ok.
I think the price they were asking is a bit high for a refinish, especially since it's only a "terlingwort". Wink

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Larry Brown
PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:37 pm  Reply with quote
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The "French" might or might not be a decent buy at that price, depending on condition, grade, etc. Could also be a Belgian gun if the dealer's not too sharp on proofs. I've seen that mistake made more than once. Anything with a French name is French, some people think.
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16gaugeguy
PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:33 am  Reply with quote
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Actually, the Tirlingwort is the upgraded model of a Whirlingstirth Mugwart series. Its the line that was developed for those folks who get a bit to deep in a bottle of single malt with fair regularity.

The guns do not have firing pins and a perfectly safe in the hands of these folks. Occasionally a light fixture or a small piece of furniture might get destroyed by one of these folks as he lurches around the trophy room, wildly swinging the gun at imaginary pink elephants and screaming, "Incoming!!!".
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