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J. P. Lower
Jul 19th, 2024 at 5:02am
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I did not know this. A listing in an upcoming auction    (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)
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Reply #1 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 10:11am
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Lower was well known as a gun dealer in Denver, and partnered with the Freund Bros. prior to buying their shop out later. He also went together with Carlos Gove to buy a large lot of Sharps A rifles when Sharps was assembling the rifles from parts and selling them for half price. Although Lower's part in the purchase was miniscule compared to Gove's part that was about 10x what Lower bought.
I didn't realize Lower was a "master gunsmith", as all I've ever heard about him was his time as a dealer in Denver. Pretty nice biography on him.
  

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Reply #2 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 2:56pm
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John P. Lower Denver Colorado
  
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Reply #3 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 6:54pm
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Lower would probably keel over if he knew what those bullet boards were worth today!
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Reply #4 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 7:13pm
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David Lanara's book "67 Years In The Gun Trade" a biography of JP lower is only $20 on Amazon. No idea how good it is, but for $20 I'm ordering a copy to have.
  

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Reply #5 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 7:21pm
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Is that a bull walking down the street? Shocked
  
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Reply #6 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 7:36pm
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Most likely it’s an oxen team, maybe pulling a wagon.
  

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Reply #7 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 10:08pm
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This is a Photo from Gerald Kelver
  
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Reply #8 - Jul 20th, 2024 at 2:10pm
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VIA the Denver Public Library. Credit where credit is due! Perhaps Gerald did so in his bibliography?
  

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Reply #9 - Jul 20th, 2024 at 5:53pm
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Check out that rack of rifles on the sidewalk. Don't think that would work out too good now days...






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Reply #10 - Jul 21st, 2024 at 1:59pm
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rkba2nd wrote on Jul 20th, 2024 at 2:10pm:
VIA the Denver Public Library. Credit where credit is due! Perhaps Gerald did so in his bibliography?

January 20, 1882… that must have been a cold match   Roll Eyes
  
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Reply #11 - Jul 21st, 2024 at 4:05pm
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Nah, it says January 2nd. That was a real warm day. Denver only got 5.7 inches of snow that month.
  
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Reply #12 - Jul 21st, 2024 at 4:31pm
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I need a DeLorean to go back in time and buy a few guns there.
  
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Reply #13 - Jul 21st, 2024 at 4:40pm
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he sure had an ugly dog.
  
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Reply #14 - Jul 21st, 2024 at 7:37pm
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His name was Clause;-)
  
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