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Robin Barkes’s Wish List

I always enjoy Robin Barkes’s articles and I share his enthusiasm for firearms of the 19th century. If Robin should ever be in the vicinity of Ficksburg, in the Eastern Free State, I could help him to tick off a couple of firearms from his June 2021 article, “10 Great Guns …still on my wish list”.

I have a Remington Rolling Block circa 1878 in 12-bore shotgun and a .44 Starr revolver which he is welcome to come and shoot. While he’s at it, he is also

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