Here We Go Again "I WAS TOLD"

[UCVRelics]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/312420637857?ul_noapp=true

REALLY

 

[Hussar Yeomanry]

Uhuh.

Luckily for me they won't ship to the UK so I saved myself a thousand dollars there... Otherwise I'd be buying it in a heartbeat. Along with the Brooklyn Bridge which the seller assures me has had only one careful lady owner...

(Caveat Emptor. No. Really. Caveat Emptor)

 

[John Hartwell]

To me it's scrap.

But is it what he says it is? Not the provenance nonsense, but what is it, really?

 

[JAGwinn]

TELLS STORY WE DO ARE BEST ON DESCRIPTION PLEASE ASK BEFORE YOU BID?

Loverly grammar....

 

[Mike Serpa]

Harde two understand what is the sellin g eyetem but dude is from nearby STOCKTON!

 

[alan polk]

Unless I'm confused, The title says found at Gettysburg but item description says found in Massachusetts. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong.

 

[redbob]

Robert E. Lee's personal rifle.

 

[MaryDee]

Oh my!

In my rather long lifetime, I've been told a lot of things, and I tend to believe them less and less!

If you're interested, I'm willing to sell you a nice bridge here in Portland, OR. (I wouldn't think of trying to market the more familiar ones in San Francisco.)

 

[Mike Serpa]

Unless I'm confused, The title says found at Gettysburg but item description says found in Massachusetts. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong.

I just sent the seller a message. Waiting for a reply. Will update you.

 

[John Hartwell]

Unless I'm confused, The title says found at Gettysburg but item description says found in Massachusetts. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong.

He says he got ('found') it at the Brimfield Antiques flea market in Mass. (a fairly big one, held 3 times a year). There he "was told" it had been dug up at Gettysburg.

 

[zburkett]

I'm sure this description is in error. That had to be the rifle Custer carried at the Battle of the Bulge.

 

[Mike Serpa]

He says he got ('found') it at the Brimfield Antiques flea market in Mass. (a fairly big one, held 3 times a year). There he "was told" it had been dug up at Gettysburg.

I just wasted my time sending him a message. Thanks!

 

[wbull1]

Unless I'm confused, The title says found at Gettysburg but item description says found in Massachusetts. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong.

Maybe there is a Gettysburg, Massachusettes.

 

[ikesdad]

Yep, a rare prototype with a SN in the 400 range which means there were at least 399 other "rare prototypes" prior to the manufacture of this elusive beast. Said "rare prototype" was used at Gettysburg and dropped. Yep, that's it.
The spelling and grammar gives a guy a headache.

 

[ikesdad]

To me it's scrap.

But is it what he says it is? Not the provenance nonsense, but what is it, really?

Not a Jennings in my humble opinion. Looks like a falling block to me. The bottom of the block is lowered a bit and can be seen on top of the lever. The bore looks a bit small too.

 

[mofederal]

Typical seller I run into sometimes. The "Confederate Frame Revolver" looks like a pre WW1 pistol to me, but I could be wrong.

 

[ikesdad]

You're right, Mo. That pistol frame is European, late 19th/early 20th century.

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

I'm sorry but get a kick out of these. You collectors spot them before the page is loaded, no one else would look at it. It's the extreme claims that are so funny. And everything is RARE. Once ran into a RARE, antique ( plastic ) shower curtain. Laughed so hard, almost bought it.

I don't know. Instead of perceiving the sellers as a little underhanded, may be looking at a lot of extreme optimists. That's rare.

 

[JAGwinn]

Lack of knowledge of our history; they don't teach it any more.....

 

[Package4]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/312420637857?ul_noapp=true

REALLY

Definitely not a Jennings and it seems to have a pistol grip.......