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Finally got one of my Unicorn guns.
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November 16, 2023, 07:02:42 PM »
Ok long time since I posted on here had a few problems the wife wants to move house. Something about me being disabled and our house being all stairs everywhere. And a Bungalow (One level house) being better for me. This means I’ve had to pack my guns and ephemera up and put them into storage. It’s over a hundred guns pistols and rifles. Well I did all that and we took the house off the market strange that not a coincidence I’m sure. So in the two years we have been selling not selling due to interest rate government f ups people getting ill etc. I’ve kept buying bits so I now have to put more in storage so I went looking for rifle bags for them. Found a lot at auction 11 in one lot so I bought them. As I was waiting for the auctioneer to do his thing I perused the up coming lots. And wamo it was there my unicorn 🦄 pistol leapt out of the catalog at me. The last one I bid on went for silly money. So I set my limit at £150 $186.20 and sat on my hands. I knew I wouldn’t get it they always go over the top can you believe it. I opend my eyes at the end of the bidding sound off so I wasn’t tempted to up my bid. I only won it £135 or $167.59 so gentle ladies and men I give you my unicorn gun (for now) MY CROSMAN SKANAKER MODEL 88
I include one of the auction photos and ones I took. Also included was the original chronograph 10 shot string receipt. This dates the original purchase 9.01.95. Or for you colonials 01.9.95. Why is it a unicorn well as you know this was not a gun Crosman made in the thousands so are not to common in the states. Can you imagine how uncommon they are in UK 🇬🇧
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Good deal, thanks for sharing your happy ending.
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Welcome back Kevin... nice grab on the unicorn.
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That's one heck of a find!
My old boss when I worked in bird abatement (just after I got out of the Navy in '96) talked about wanting one. He grew up in Manchester; moved to the US in the early 90s. Apparently they are superlative shooters!
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