Older 8" Italian Swingers
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Older 8" Italian Swingers
A couple of my favorites from the BA days some years back. Very well made with nice horn and excellent, hard snap and tight lock up. I think these are 1960's or perhaps early 1970's.
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Very nice indeed! I really like the small swinguards.
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"By accepting you as you are, I do not necessarily abandon all hope of your improving"- My Wife (1963-Present)
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Good looking pair. Congrats.
DonC
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Thanks guys. These used to come up for sale fairly often on Blade Auction way back when, but I don't see them so much these days.
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...lol, no, you certainly don't see them for sale too often (or I'd have one lol).texans123 wrote:Thanks guys. These used to come up for sale fairly often on Blade Auction way back when, but I don't see them so much these days.
"By accepting you as you are, I do not necessarily abandon all hope of your improving"- My Wife (1963-Present)
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Very true JV...lol. Someone must have found a hoard of them as they were around for awhile, and I recall a few even had the shipping boxes. I also picked up two 9" and on 11". I post them up as well one day. I think I bought them all from the same guy. He had an Italian name and live in New York City...no joke.JulesVane wrote:...lol, no, you certainly don't see them for sale too often (or I'd have one lol).texans123 wrote:Thanks guys. These used to come up for sale fairly often on Blade Auction way back when, but I don't see them so much these days.
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Texans - I envy your collection!!!!!!!!!!
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That was Bob T from Brooklyn. He still sells on Ebay and Shaperdeals. He seems to have an endless supply.....HE was a letter carrier and moved upstate NY a few years back....
This is one of his listings https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-MADE-I ... SwVLRafE9o
This is one of his listings https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-MADE-I ... SwVLRafE9o
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Here are a few more....Bet he has auto left still too
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Except ... SwYUBa9GtS
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Horn-H ... SwJjZa9wfl
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Except ... SwYUBa9GtS
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Horn-H ... SwJjZa9wfl
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Yes, several of them did come from Bob T. He always had nice pieces for fair prices.Tom19176 wrote:That was Bob T from Brooklyn. He still sells on Ebay and Shaperdeals. He seems to have an endless supply.....HE was a letter carrier and moved upstate NY a few years back....
This is one of his listings https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-MADE-I ... SwVLRafE9o
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Here are the 9" swingers that I bought around the same period as the 8" pieces. Both of these fire extremely hard, in fact, some of the hardest firing older autos I have.
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Those would look really nice in my collection!!!
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Those have the brass safety caps. I've only seen a few like that.
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...I'll take one of each please
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