They were indeed!! Thank you for an informative post. As you know I have Askins' 4E Flues and now Capt. Crossman's 7E. When I hold these relics and shoot them, I feel a spiritual kinship with these former owners. It is almost like they are here with me. Sounds kooky I know but it is what it is. I once owned a fully optioned 20-gauge 5E that the Captian bought for his wife Blanche. I foolishly sold it but what a sweet gun that was!!! I am an old man now and someday these treasures will have a new custodian--until that time, they and the spirit of their original owners are securely and comfortably nestled with their peers.
