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I filled out my first 4473, but it turns out it was completely unnecessary... |
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Beth Morris, 9/30/08 9:30:41 pm |
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So we were on our way to go to Kobe to get some yummy Japanese steakhouse goodness, but found ourselves with a half hour to burn before it opened. I asked Greg if we could go to this other gun shop we hadn't been to yet called, Take Aim Guns. We walked in and I instantly was pleased to find women working there. Seemed like a family owned owned company. (i.e. Mom, Dad, sister, brother, etc.) They even had pink cases and pink handled revolvers. And even a purple cobra .380.
Anyhow, I was in the market for an inside the waist band holster. The Glock is great, but it bulges a bit outside the waist band (with my Fobus holster.) A nice girl helped me find a Galco Stow-N-Go. It's soft brushed leather and there are no pokey parts.
Before checking out, we decided to look around a bit and found this:
All we knew was it was a 12ga single shot break action in decent, tight condition. Even better, it was only $49.99!! And it has a picture of a squirrel on the butt plate. Since we have been planning on shooting trap more often and wanted to bring people with us, we figured a third shot gun would be a good buy. Since I have never actually bought a gun before, I insisted that I was buying this one. So I fill out my 4473 and get OKed by NICS and since I had my CWP, we took it home right then (for non-permit-holders, there is a 3 day wait.)
Well here comes Greg and his amazing research skills. Turns out that it was made by a company called Forehand Arms Company in Worchester, Mass. And was made before 1899!! The serial number is low and the first one was patented in 1896. So yeah, there wasn't a need for that 4473 after all seeing that it's an antique. After some checking it actually turns out that Forehand and his partner Wadsworth were the sons in law of Ethan Allen (the arms maker, not the guerrilla leader or furniture maker.)
One problem with the gun: The barrel is labeled "Fine Decarbonized Steel". That means it was designed for low pressure or black powder loads. So what we're going to do with this shot gun, I'm not sure. But it is cool, and has a neat history. I'm sure Greg will write a post to explain more as he find out. But it's my first buy and I think it was a pretty cool deal. |
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