Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
Metal Artwork
Jul 30, 2010
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On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:25:01 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote the following:
I'd be willing to bet that he gets a bit more than a buck and a half for that sculpture, if he's allowed by BATFE to sell any.
It does, indeed, live up to its name.
-- It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. -- Kin Hubbard
It's a muzzle loading, black powder pistol. BATFE-XYZMOUSE doesn't consider it a firearm at all. The tax stamp is a marketing gimmick.
Certainly not in my area of knowledge, but perhaps it's considered a disguised gun, so in the 'AOW' category?
Judging by the other prices on his website, he'd be asking $10K+ for a copy.
=A0 -- Kin Hubbard
Nope, it's muzzle-loading, so free of federal interest. Might have some state/local restrictions, though. Hey, it keeps him off the street...
I'd prefer my puzzles to be belt-fed.
Stan
For that kind of money you could get make 11 of these:
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The owner told me it takes ~600 hours to machine and build one, and he doesn't sell the completed units anymore. Too many bankers and lawyers breaking something and then sniveling about it.
Newb
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