Does Anyone Have These?
- racfish
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Does Anyone Have These?
Simply incredible...you have to hang in there for a minute before you see what this is all about. Amazing.
This is a short video on a pair of 200+ year-old mechanical singing bird pistols; whether or not you are an antique gun aficionado, you'll be glad you took a moment to watch. They are like great paintings. .. . only on a much grander scale.
http://www.christies.com/features/singi ... 422-3.aspx
These pistols sold two days ago for $5.8 million.
I hope this url works. really interesting pistols for a mere 5 mill.Maybe Aaron and Mike should buy a Wa lakes Set?
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This is a short video on a pair of 200+ year-old mechanical singing bird pistols; whether or not you are an antique gun aficionado, you'll be glad you took a moment to watch. They are like great paintings. .. . only on a much grander scale.
http://www.christies.com/features/singi ... 422-3.aspx
These pistols sold two days ago for $5.8 million.
I hope this url works. really interesting pistols for a mere 5 mill.Maybe Aaron and Mike should buy a Wa lakes Set?
I
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
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RE:Does Anyone Have These?
Absolutely incredible, astounding, I'm awe struck. Can't believe I didn't see this till now!!
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RE:Does Anyone Have These?
yeah, I meant to say earlier;
Thanks for posting that Rac, that is really a cool story about some truly unique pieces of art. I'm glad you made me aware of such things...
Thanks for posting that Rac, that is really a cool story about some truly unique pieces of art. I'm glad you made me aware of such things...
RE:Does Anyone Have These?
I was waiting for them to actually fire a bullet but was disappointed in that they only make birds sing. A little bit hippy for the time period. But they're still super amazing! The little bird just dances and sings! Super cute. 5 million? That's a lot of money. One more thing on my list of stuff I'll never have.
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LOL nate You cracked me up. I have the same list for 57 years now.. All the cool things I'll never own.
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
RE:Does Anyone Have These?
Hahaha! Yea, on my list are a mini-gunracfish wrote:LOL nate You cracked me up. I have the same list for 57 years now.. All the cool things I'll never own.
[img=http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimage ... inigun.jpg]min gun[/img]
A personal Submarine
[img=http://www.ivccorp.com/rene1.jpg]submarine[/img]
A personal yacht
[img=https://www.luxyachts.com/images/solemates-profile.jpg]boat[/img]
A faberge egg
[img=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... ly_Egg.jpg]fancy eggs[/img]
A pet giant squid in a giant squid fish tank,
[img=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... -squid.jpg]big squid[/img]
and a pet wolverine
[img=http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wp ... 00x450.jpg]weasel!!![/img]
Among many other unattainable things. If I were bill gates I'd squander my money away on such ridiculous stuff it would put William Randolph Hearst and his eccentric castle to shame. None of this Bill and Melinda Foundation craziness.
RE:Does Anyone Have These?
Wow, that was a cool video. Thanks Rac
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