I love Leverguns

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:48 pm

I never heard of this site until a friend of mine told me about a classified ad on here about a Whitney Kennedy. I had to look and see what he was referring to and then signed up. I have a bunch of levers and I like the older stuff. I have 2 Whitney Kennedys and lots of other stuff. I have hunted most big game in Montana and even Alaska with these old guns and continue to collect and shoot them.

Here are a few...

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:55 pm

Welcome to Leverguns, looks you are right at home here. That is a fine bunch of firearms, great pictures too.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:00 pm

Nice bunch of guns! I think you are at the right place

Shasta · Post by **Shasta** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:03 pm

Wow! Great pictures, and on a first post too! You'll fit right in here at Leverguns, and welcome.

By any chance are you THE Shrapnel, of MLV fame?

SHASTA

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:19 pm

I can't believe if it's Stovall that he hadn't found this place long before now.

Welcome to the forum. Greatest place on the net. And, you posted pics with your first post. Good job! We're image driven.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:21 pm

Shasta wrote:Wow! Great pictures, and on a first post too! You'll fit right in here at Leverguns, and welcome.

By any chance are you THE Shrapnel, of MLV fame?

SHASTA

You actually read his stuff? I keep telling him he only has about 27 readers, you would make 28. There is another "Shrapnel" story coming in the near future...

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:25 pm

kimwcook wrote:I can't believe if it's Stovall that he hadn't found this place long before now.

Welcome to the forum. Greatest place on the net. And, you posted pics with your first post. Good job! We're image driven.

Do I know you???

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:39 pm

Welcome to Leverguns. You are def. in the right place for your habit. Very nice collection you have there. Any good pics of the Whitney Kennedy? I see the one on the top of the bottom pic. I would love to see more.

I have always thought they were neat ever since I seen the pic and read the caption that Billy The Kid gave one to US Marshal Eugene Van Patten.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:46 pm

Here are the Whitney Kennedys. One is a rifle with the early "S" lever, the other a rare SRC, both in 44-40...

yooper2 · Post by **yooper2** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:51 pm

Welcome to group, I haven't been around long but you won't find a better bunch anywhere. Also, you have an awesome collection of gorgeous rifles.

Eric

As far as MLV readers, make it 29.

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:58 pm

Shrapnel wrote:
kimwcook wrote:I can't believe if it's Stovall that he hadn't found this place long before now.

Welcome to the forum. Greatest place on the net. And, you posted pics with your first post. Good job! We're image driven.

Do I know you???

You probably know several people here. Just sayin'. And yes, you ARE welcome!

BTW, I need to get to some better gun shows...

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:20 pm

Shrapnel,

Welcome to the forum.

And ...... what Hobie said.

Joe

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:36 pm

Big Welcome & great guns
I got beat to the question, & hes got 29 readers

ollogger

hightime · Post by **hightime** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:39 pm

Sweeeet. Love that gun. Great shape.

Owen

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:50 pm

A big OL welcome from a Gun Nut plain and simple. That is a nice looking display. Do You sell Guns or just show them. I made some people mad last weekend. I took My P38 and 3 Bayonets- M1 Carbine-M1 Garand and one for an AR15. When asked How much I said they aren't for sale, They are just here for the Show part of Gun SHow. I finally put them away. I also ramble so take everything I say with a grain of Red Dot.
again Welcome- Perry

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:01 pm

A hearty welcome to our campfire! You have a beautiful collection of classic lever guns.

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:27 pm

nice first post.

good title.

welcome home.

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:36 pm

Make that 30! I lived in Deer Lodge for a while. If I ever run into MLV I ain't sure if I'm gonna buy him a drink or kick him in the knee....that man has cost me a lot of money over the years, with him making all these leverguns sound so exotic and cool. Yeaqh I think I'l blame him for this....Tom

OH YEAH WELCOME!!!!!

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:18 am

Love that SRC! And in my favorite caliber too. Welcome aboard.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:44 am

AND Welcome to THE Forum. And I KNOW I'm in that initial 27 readers! GREAT 1st post... great display!

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:50 am

Really like the SRC. Thanks for sharing.

edwardyoung · Post by **edwardyoung** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:17 pm

Is MLV, Mike Venturino? I probably just outed myself as an outsider, but am curious. Thanks

41 Redhawk · Post by **41 Redhawk** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:47 pm

edwardyoung wrote:Is MLV, Mike Venturino? I probably just outed myself as an outsider, but am curious. Thanks

That is correct.

I assume that Whitney Kennedy is the one that MLV refers to in a recent Rifle magazine article?

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:53 pm

edwardyoung wrote:Is MLV, Mike Venturino? I probably just outed myself as an outsider, but am curious. Thanks

Dont worry -- i had to scratch my head and put two and two together a little myself

Beautiful firearms OP

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:12 pm

Ummm, is it just the lighting OR is the top left gun in your second picture in the original post a Burgess wrist slide rifle? I don't know what it's actually called but that's the best way I can describe it. What a fantastic group of rifles on display. Welcome to the forum.

O.S.O.K. · Post by **O.S.O.K.** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:14 pm

Hey, welcome to the board! And I'm 31 or is it 32?

Mike's one of my favorites.

Great pics

Looking forward to your posts.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:54 pm

Rimfire McNutjob wrote:Ummm, is it just the lighting OR is the top left gun in your second picture in the original post a Burgess wrist slide rifle? I don't know what it's actually called but that's the best way I can describe it. What a fantastic group of rifles on display. Welcome to the forum.

Wow, good eyes, I actually have both. I'm not confined to just leverguns, a few other oddballs attract my attention as well. The top gun is a Burgess wrist/slide action shotgun, the next one down is a really rare Burgess wrist/slide action rifle in 44-40 with 2 sets of barrels...

Here are a couple of Lightinings, one in 38-40, the other 44-40...

AkRay · Post by **AkRay** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:44 am

Is this picture taken inside the Palmer State Fairgrounds? It sure looks like it.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:37 am

AkRay wrote:Is this picture taken inside the Palmer State Fairgrounds? It sure looks like it.

No, it is at the Kalispell gun show in Montana. I only go to 2 shows, Bozeman and Kalispell...

Post by **Old Savage** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:33 am

Welcome to the board. Great collection of old guns there.

BTW DON"T try this at home - these are trained professionals and ..... the linkage works different on these models!

earlmck · Post by **earlmck** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:54 am

Fantastic display there, Shrapnel. Welcome to the forum: I'm seriously glad to have somebody else here who may occasionally do something that the regular folks wouldn't consider "prudent".

Also I make #33 (at least) for Mike, but I think Old Savage has him beat. Hey, I looked real hard there, OS, but I'm pretty sure I don't have any granddaughters in your picture

Post by **Old Savage** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:41 am

Probably nobody from your bridge club there either.

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