I got to fondle an antique.

[beowulf]

 a lot of nice rifles full stock and half stock came out of pa !  many years ago I got to handle  a beautiful .36 caliber percussion half stock made in littlestown pa , just a few miles from where I live !  curly maple stock and sliver hardware , the patch box was a silver dogwood flower !  it was in excellent condition , been kept in the same family since the 1840`s !

[Hanshi]

Even though hated by the uneducated, any charming old gun should be taken care of even if it'll never fire another shot; we owe them that.