A special rifle?

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Actually, Francis Bannerman purchased Poppell Island, on the Hudson River, and had his Island Castle & Warehouse constructed.

The concrete is said to have been strengthened and reinforced, using surplus ordnance material.

To be fair Bannerman and his competitors generated a lot of interest in collecting military memorabilia and surplus arms.

These dealers have proved to be a real boon to 'gun collecting'. They preserved, documented and cataloged a lot of collectibles.

The 'parts guns', salvage from fires, 'sportered', altered and contrived arms were probably a small part of the operations.


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