One more for the show. Here is a 110 I forgot I had till I rediscovered it in a box this evening. This is a very special 110. Made for Cabela's 50th anniversary in 2011 it can be found on the 2010 Special Projects list. There was a run of 150 and the original MSRP was $570. The handles are Buffalo horn and the bolster is color case hardened by Doug Turnbull Restorations in upstate New York. I'm going to get into a side story here. Doug Turnbull's father Terry Turnbull owned a gun shop in upstate New York, East Bloomfield I believe, called Creekside Gun Shop. It must have been one of the largest gun shops in the state... a real destination gunshop. I remember my older brother dragging me along on his many trips there in the 1960's. I'll have to ask my brother but I think he said it was eventually done in by somewhat unfair targeted enforcement actions because of their size. A divorce may have been thrown in the mix also. OK, I digress, Terry Turnbull, the father, spent a lifetime studying the chemistry of and learning to recreate all of the historical coler case hardening techniques. I bet his sons firearms restoration skills were passed down from his father. On a personal note, we have a custom Winchester family heirloom that was restored by the father and is currently on loan to and displayed in the NRA museum. This knife was carried and used. I wish people would take better care of things I'm going to own someday. Looks better in the pictures than in person. Do I trust it to a spa or send it to one of the more talented customizers? Finally.... the pictures.
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