Here's the current 'short list' of items we're looking
hard to find:
*SAKO L46 rifles in .218 Bee and .25-20. Need a nice
shooter but would be happy with an action, too. Also looking
for SAKO rings and peep sight for this gun
*BRNO ZKW465 .22 Hornet rifle. Nice shooter need with an
excellent bore preferred but will consider any. These guns
were made an imported in the late '40s and early '50s--do
not want the current model.
*Winchester M54 magazine rifle or carbine (preferred)
in .30 WCF (.30-30). Will consider any but would like a
clean shooter; wood and metal finish not important.
*Ruger 'Old Model'
single-action revolvers of all sorts, especially Flat Tops.
Also interested in New Model Flat Tops in both .357 and .44
calibers.
* M629-4 Smith & Wesson with the square-butt grip
frame. Any barrel length ok but prefer 8 3/8 in. Have a
friend who needs one for a square-butt Mtn. Gun project.
* Ruger M96/22s in both LR and Mag. and the M96/44.
Also need an M77/44; prefer older stainless model,
especially with the somewhat skeletonized synthetic stock
(if such a model was made); will consider any. Tube-feed .44
Mag. autoloader; prefer a Mannlicher sporter but will consider a
carbine. Used ok but prefer clean, unharmed examples.
* Have a couple of Mannlicher rifles that are missing
scopes. Looking for vintage scopes with the style mounts and
bases shown in the photos below.
* S&W Beckert model in sound mechanical condition
w/excellent bore. No major pits, goobers or modifications
but blue and grips not so important.
* Colt New Service revolvers. Looking for clean guns with
perfect mechanical condition as to actions. No serious
pitting, dings or goobers; bores, bluing grips, etc.
condition unimportant. Especially interested in smaller
caliber guns. Target models considered.
* M71/84 Mauser repeating rifles in .43 Mauser caliber.
Need a gun with a clean, un-buggered action and excellent
bore. Stock and fittings condition not important. Will
consider guns w/cut barrels.
* Marlin M56, M57 and M57M .22 rim fires. M62s in .256
Win. Mag. and .30 Carbine. Looking for clean, tidy shooters
with excellent bores. Also extra magazines and .256
cases/ammo.
* Wanted dead or alive: vintage Lyman rear sights.
Looking especially for early lever-lock, M48, M56 and M57
sights for Krags, Remington-Lees, Mausers, Winchesters and
SMLE Enfields. Also looking for tang sights for Savage 99s,
Remington M25s and M61/62/63 Winchester .22s.
Striker-mounted sights are welcome. High on the list is an
M48F for the Winchester/Browning sporter .22. Also need
parts and junk sights for repairs. Please spread the word.
Fair prices paid for the right stuff.
* .32 H&R Mag. adjustable-sight Single-Sixes and any
.32 H&R Mag. Bisleys
* Hi-quality rook rifles by good makers. Bore condition
not important. Will consider fixer-uppers.
*Remington M25 .25-20 and .32-20 rifles and carbines.
Need nice, clean shooters w/excellent bores.
*Winchester M61 hammerless rim fire pump rifles. Need nice ,
clean shooters w/excellent bores in both LR and WRM.
*Colt pre-war Woodsman .22s. Prefer 'Target' model (not
Match Target) with front and rear adjustable sights.
Finish/grip condition unimportant but must have perfect
bores, sights and no major pits or goobers.
*Martini .310 Cadet rifles and actions in any condition;
small martinis by other makers; high-quality rook rifles,
even with bad bores.
*USFA Lightning pump rifle
*Remington-Lee sporting rifles and magazines in all calibers.
*Need a tidy M1910 Mannlicher-Schoenauer take-down rifle;
also looking for an M1903 full-stock carbine with the
factory-style (Springer-type?) scope mount and scope (not
claw-mounts). Front base will have two pinch levers while
the rear has a leg that hooks to the receiver ring at a
screw.
Also looking for M1924 and M1925 models in all
calibers. Especially interested in 10.75X68 caliber guns in
any condition. Any model Mannlicher with special-order
features such as: factory-mounted scopes, tang safeties,
pop-up cheek pieces, take-downs, ribbed barrels, etc.
*Any Smith & Wesson.38/44 Heavy Duty models (especially 4 in.)
and pre-war Outdoorsman models in both .22 and .38 Special, most
any Triple Lock
*Savage pre-war M1899 rifles/carbines in rimmed cartridges (.22
High Power, .25-35, .30-30 and .38-55), especially take-down,
pistol-grip and carbine models. Will consider any.
*Alex Henry hammer single-shot best grade-rifle with right-side
lock in .360
caliber. Also looking for double-barreled Henry rifles in all
calibers; especially interested in hammerless under-lever
guns.
*Papa Nambu: must have a decent, shootable bore. *Best
large-frame Daniel Fraser side-lever single-shot rifle. Prefer
late-model take down but will consider any. Also look for
orphaned Fraser (Davidson?) scopes. A 'Thanks' to all who over the years have
responed to this list. Many of the guns we've bought or
taken in trade and been rebuilt and sold. Many more are in
the research 'library' and have given their all in the
interests of science. Still others will occasionally figure
in magazine articles and writing projects. For other items
we're interested in, please see the full listing at the
'Wanted' subsection of the NEWS section.
Many thanks again,
Hamilton S. Bowen |
