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Holy smokes, my Nitro Special looks better than that.

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An early single bite Westley action from the looks of it. The metal looks to be of high quality. The buttstock looks to be a re-stock to me with tons of drop. I bet it was a sweet little gun once upon a time.


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Small Arms Makers, by Col. Robert E. Gardner, lists a C. Tyler as a gunmaker in Weybridge, VT, 1871 to 79.

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My guess is that 1879 would be a bit early for this particular gun... or not.

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I wonder if the owenr was C.A.(Comfort A.) Tyler of 310 East Chicago Street, Coldwater, Michigan who peddled sheep flesh???


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