"didn't pay attention "
there is one in classified's right now ... taint mine and no dog in the fight
these would be the the good coffinmakers appropriately abbreviated versions... also posted several times in other threads
you have followed
Well I be 'dipped'!! I hadn't seen that one, of course I also see it was listed on the 26th and I don't believe I've viewed anything here in the classified since around mid August. I did check on Gunbroker last night after I posted and "Low and Behold", there was one listed for sale. I check on GB blackpowder section occasionally, but don't scour it, I'll just type it searches for what I'm interested in.
I have seen some of Cabela's offerings over the years, but haven't paid much attention to them. Don't get to their stores that much, have other outlets I order from or go to and buy. When I have been in Cabela's I haven't been real impressed with their blackpowder department. Just stock things I already have and things I don't need, they're over priced also IMO. I've looked at some of their Pietta guns and some of them were of poor quality and workmanship. An old rumor that once went around was that Cabela's had a contract with Pietta to make some of the normal models at cheaper prices (some of what I saw lead truth to that) and that Pietta made models with 'made up names' to sell. I've seen that. Possibly why I didn't pay attention is due to the fact that when I saw something advertised or written about with some historical name added to it (whether fact or fiction), I just glossed over it, didn't pay attention, or noted them and moved on to other interests. I will say I have had one in the past and presently have one is Pietta's 1851 Navy's in 44 caliber. Not true to caliber for the gun, but I like the Navy model, but prefer the 44 caliber. Love that gun, good shooter, even though many turn their noses up at them because they're not "period correct". Pietta does make good guns, not saying that, just that some of their lower quality pieces that are made to sell cheap aren't up to the quality of the rest of what they have. I've never seen that aspect with Uberti.
Enjoyed your pictures, but I have seen them when you posted on the Darkside. Ignored them and the posts at first, not that what you and others had written and posted wasn't good, but it goes back to reading what I'm interested in and short blackpowder percussion belly guns "ain't" one of them. Sorry. I prefer hoglegs with at least a 5 1/2" barrel if not 6-8". Your belly guns are interesting, would like to shoot one of them sometime, just for 'funsies', but I guess the long barrel's are more appealing to me. May have to 'whack a surly bartender' someday. But hey Major, you and Coffinmaker have some nice lookin guns 'thar'. I went on EMF's and Pietta's websites and they have no mention about your new bellyguns. Did find some interesting reading about Capt. Schaeffer who I had heard of by name before but was ignorant of who he was. See now, your posts enlightened me to a historical figure I didn't really know about. Well, I see my fingers have gotten the best of me again, typed another too long 'War and Peace' length post. You guys take care and look forward to readin more of your reports and posts. Take care. Crow Choker