I expect he made an exception in this particular case because the guns were mostly of Continental make and had problems, so he probably figured that interest would be modest.
I had not been planning to bid on any of them, but the quality of wood on that Cogwell & Harrison kind of grew on me, and the price seemed derisive, so I decided to gamble on it being able to be repaired.
I was drinking a bit that night and when some opposition bidding clocked in late in the game, my aggressive instincts were aroused and I chased the gun rather higher than I'd intended. You know how auctions are, especially accompanied by Remy Martin.
I thought I had foolishly succumbed to auction fever, but when it arrived, I thought the gun was not all that bad. Who knows? Maybe I was lucky.
Last edited by David Zincavage; 09/28/20 03:35 PM.
