Billinghurst Machine Gun

[Alan Baracco]

Folks,

Who wants to have a complete William Billinghurst collection? A friend gave me this article published in "The Civil War Times. Yikes, 52 cal, 175 shots per minute!! Patent No. is 36,448.

Alan

[Mike N]

Wow... now that’s a real “I did not know that” post.

Thanks, Alan.

Mike N

[Alan Baracco]

Mike,

Yeah, who knew, but Google "Billinghurst Volley Gun" and you can see all kinds of things, including a dry firing of a replica Billinghurst!!

Do not underestimate the dedication of Civil War freaks, they are a dedicated group. My neighbor just purchased an original pardon of a prisoner from that era signed by Abe Lincoln for $12,000, way more than you would pay for a Billinghurst reel, right?

Fun stuff!

Alan

[Jim Schottenham]

I'm sure I'll never own a Billinghurst-Requa gun, but thanks to Henry Caldwell I at least have an original .52 caliber cartridge (non-dug) that fit into one of the 25 barrels.

[Mike N]

I'm sure I'll never own a Billinghurst-Requa gun, but thanks to Henry Caldwell I at least have an original .52 caliber cartridge (non-dug) that fit into one of the 25 barrels.

Which only leads me to wonder, where does Henry find these things?

Mike N

[Jim Schottenham]

Which only leads me to wonder, where does Henry find these things?

Mike - more often than not, these things find Henry. As owner/operator of Black Bass Antiques, Henry has numerous customers that frequent his shop with items to sell, trade or have ID'd and/or appraised. If you didn't make the short trip to his shop while we were in Lake George for the 2012 ORCA Nationals, you really missed out. I may be a bit biased, but I'm not alone in thinking his shop is the best antique tackle shop in all of upstate NY - and perhaps all of New York state.

[Don Champion]

I agree with Jim. If you have a chance, stop by.

[Mike N]

Which only leads me to wonder, where does Henry find these things?

Mike - more often than not, these things find Henry. As owner/operator of Black Bass Antiques, Henry has numerous customers that frequent his shop with items to sell, trade or have ID'd and/or appraised. If you didn't make the short trip to his shop while we were in Lake George for the 2012 ORCA Nationals, you really missed out. I may be a bit biased, but I'm not alone in thinking his shop is the best antique tackle shop in all of upstate NY - and perhaps all of New York state.

Jim- Thanks. I not only spent several hours in Henry’s antique store, but I also went home with a carload, including his previously “not for sale” 12-point white tail mount that now hangs in my cabin. Great, great place. Great, great guy.

Mike N

[Roger Schulz]

Henry has found some of the best reels in my collection. Especially ball handle reels. He has another great mark s-handle reel awaiting for me at Pigeon Forge, TN in January. I agree that Henry is one of the best locators of great reels than any other collector that I know.

Roger