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Tell me about this antique spoon
Hi guys,
I was wondering if you spoon experts could tell me anything about this one. It's been in the family for some time and comes with a shoebox-sized kit of various tools including a bullet mold, files, some sort of attachment that fits on the end of the barrel, a little bipod kind of thing, etc. My grandfather says it was used once upon a time for bench shooting but that's about all he knows... nobody currently living has fired this one.
On the side with the hammer it reads:
NELSON DE'LANY
WARRANTED
CAST-STEEL
The left hand side of the barrel is stamped:
NELSON DE'LANY READING. P-A.
WARRANTED CAST-STEEL
I don't know anything about cap rifles, but would be interested in trying this one out some day. Would a gunsmith be able to tell me if it is safe to fire?
Here are the pics:
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Grant
In the stable: 1938 Buick Special model 41, 1963 Solex 2200, 1973 Vespa Primavera 125, 1974 Vespa Rally 200, 1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Westfalia, 1989 VW Doka Tristar, 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2011 Pursuit 315 OS, 2022 Tesla Y
Gone but not forgotten: 1973 VW Beetle, 1989 Porsche 944, 2008 R56 Mini Cooper S
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