I hope Charlton Hall makes it in the gun auction business. Maybe with Georges" help they will I hope so as we need a good gun house. My friend went to both and said many guns went unsold. I read some of the descriptions and decide to pass bidding as I did not feel comfortable with the vague descriptions.
I do bidding at acutions house and one thing I have learned is that usually the gun is less than described and has something always need attention. ( I figure a screw job -on me- on every gun of $50-$125)
These auctions houses make big noise as to having great knowledgable gun people working for them, but if I described guns like they do, I would get many back.
I bid on an A-5 , 20 ga recently from one of the big named auctions house, said it was a belgium gun. When it arrived it clearly said on the bbls made in Japan.
How about the rifle I retured just a short time ago the had a large chip that had been poorly repaired right behind the top tang, not mentioed in the description, also had rust freckling all over the floor plate( I have the pictures) Called and sent the gun back and auction company in the letter sent back to me said as in the description of catalog, they consided that blue ware. Rust is blue ware!!
They all profess to have years of gun experience,maybe so but not at descriptions. I think I will have them teach me how to describe guns. I guess I will turn off the lights in the shop when I write up descriptions.
Climbing down from my soap box for now, but will jump back up soon
John Boyd
