Ever let one go That you Should have Kept? (p1853 Enfield)

Feel Free to share. This is one p1853 Enfield. Mix of Military and civilian parts, but stock was mint for its age with a great bore. Still kicking myself for letting it go.

Only a few dozen over the last 40 years or so.

Just one?

I wish!

At my age, and a long life behind, I can think of a couple similar that escaped me; sometimes protecting one's credit score takes precedence over holding onto an antique! I feel, ya, bro!

akroguy said:

Just one?

I wish!

Click to expand...

theres been a couple more. but that one is on the top.

I have very little money, but a high credit score. Paying off my bills quickly took all my money, leaving me with the score!

I had a chance to buy a Parker Hale Whitworth in the 80s. It cost more than rent.
Still kicking myself every time I see one.


Like now :-(

"Ever let one go That you Should have Kept?"​

Guns? yes to many to count.

Women? No..and everytime I run into an X from the past I thank the Lord. He was really looking out for me.

Yes and more than a few. My Traditions Crockett comes to mind.

The number one I wished I had never sold was an original wheellock pistol. #2 would have been a blond that.....

Mowrey Ethan Allen model.
.58 cal.

A friend of mine bought a Thompson Center White Mountain Carbine a few years ago for $20. It had a rusty bore but otherwise was like new. He asked me if I would clean it up and see if it would shoot. I did and it would. It shot very well in fact. I tried hard to buy that gun but he wouldn’t sell. I really hated handing it back to him.

OH MAN! Where do I start?

GRRW .50 Leman, mint. Had to sell it off to pay auto license on my truck.

Fullstock flintlock Ted Fellowes Beaver Lodge .50, I must have lost my head.

Pennsylvania flintlock by Ted Fellowes, got this one back after the fellow I sold it to passed. Unfortunately he was not a meticulous as I am about cleaning. The Sharon swamped barrel was perfect when I sold it, not so much anymore.

Early T/C .54 caplock Renegade

Early T/C .45 Seneca

Early SS Ruger Old Army

Western Arms 1860 fluted

Western Arms 1851 Squreback

Not a muzzleloader but a Browning 1886 45-70, I wish I'd never met the girl I had to sell this one to get rid of. She was a looker but in hindsight the rifle was a lot prettier, safer too.

This is really making me sad, enough for now.

Sold a Euroarms M1841 a few months ago. It was a sweet gun! After I get through with graduate school and we pay down the mortgage some more, I'll get me another one!

Probably my first M/L, a Navy Arms Zouve I bought in 1970. The next would be a TC Hawkens kit I built in mid 70s. I got hung up in building flintlocks after that and got rid of the TC although it was a very accurate rifle. I never could get the Zouave to shoot well so I sold it to a guy who accuratized it and won tons of medals with it.

Colt 1851 Navy. The one's actually made by Colt in the 70's when they resumed production of them for a little while. I was raising money for a tractor. 'Sold a beat up but functional Colt Army along with it. Oh, and a mint trapdoor Springfield too.

My antique, genuine Hawken that I got for a 100.

Yes, me too. Several times. Had. to let go of a beautifully Allan Sandy Lancaster flint in .50 with a couple inlays and Allan's artful carving. Love to buy it back. Circumstances of life.

A hatfield in 50 cal. Bought it back a few years ago