20 & 21 Flat Gates

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Re: 20 & 21 Flat Gates

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Yes Matt sold me the 21 RSS and Potato Farmer had #20......PF can be very persuasive as I did send it to him....And yes Lucian Carey was the original owner as I recall.....
 

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Re: 20 & 21 Flat Gates

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chet15 wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:40 pm
Coogs wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 7:54 am #21 belonged to Robert Chatfield Taylor, 20 was Jack O'conner.....
Yes, Taylor had that number later. But writer Lucian Cary got that Single-Six originally.
Lucian's name is on quite a few of the smaller size gun pulps that could be purchased around that time.
I remember that Matt Olivier found the 21 back in the day, don't remember the circumstances, but Cary probably passed away sometime in the 1950's.
Chet15
I just got the Ruger letters today on these two.
On the #21 gun it says "produced Feb 1954 & shipped to Logan Cary in Connecticut June 1954" No town given.

Also, I updated the T1 RSS flat gate list.
Please, if anyone has numbers to add or can help with ship dates or locations on anything. LMK.
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Re: 20 & 21 Flat Gates

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Forgot to update this.
After Chad pointed out it was Lucian Cary, I called Linda and had the letter redone. Plus found one of his books on ebay, and a pic of him firing a rifle.
 

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Re: 20 & 21 Flat Gates

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I have one of his books I will give you for free....all ya gotta do is stop by sometime :D :D :D
I ordered several bottles of Winchester double barrel whiskey/bourbon this weekend if that helps....
 

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