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Re: Tale of a Pope Ballard
Reply #15 - Dec 12th, 2020 at 10:37am
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Thanks. As mentioned, I'm fine with the information being printed elsewhere if there's a desire to do so.
  

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Reply #16 - Dec 12th, 2020 at 10:17pm
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Very cool.  Very cool indeed!
  
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Re: Tale of a Pope Ballard
Reply #17 - Dec 14th, 2020 at 10:36am
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Thanks. I love anything in a cased set, but of course a Ballard is my preference. 

This one has a little provenance, but only back as far as the previous owner. It's a Schoyen Ballard I also found at Denver CGCA show, in .32-40 caliber. 
I looked at it for 3 days, and it was cheap. But ugly as sin with numerous holes and dovetails in the barrel, plus hot bluing all over. A lot of guys I know also passed, because the seller didn't tell us it had the case, with scope and accessories. 

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The Hereford hide case makes me chuckle.

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Looked like this when I bought it.

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Then I stripped the receiver, fixed all the extra holes and dovetails in the barrel, and had Al Springer CCH the action, and rust blue the barrel.

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It belonged to a dentist who traded dental work for it.
  

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