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LEVERGUNS OF THE SHOOTISTS
                        As seen at The Shootists Holiday 2004
                                                             A Photo Essay

billtharp.jpg (52540 bytes)
Bill Tharp - original
Model 1876 45-60
billtharp1.jpg (26722 bytes)
Some of Bill Tharp's
leverguns
billyboots.jpg (77522 bytes)
Billy Boots - Uberti 1873 Trapper 
357modified by Cody Conagher
to "short stroke"
brost.jpg (81089 bytes)
Kelly Brost - Marlin 1895
Limited 45-70 -- half
round, half octagon
barrel
bussoli.jpg (42585 bytes)
Dom Bussoli
Rossi 357 stainless
captainfred.jpg (37339 bytes)
Capt. Fred
diprima.jpg (59493 bytes)
Al Diprima
emerson.jpg (53032 bytes)
Ashley Emerson &
daughter
forkin.jpg (44928 bytes)
Ben Forkin
.50 Action Express
on Marlin 1894
forkin1.jpg (42139 bytes)
Ben Forkin's 50 AE
forkin_50ak.jpg (37120 bytes)
Ben Forkin
50 Alaskan 
on Marlin 1895
forkin_50ak1.jpg (31504 bytes)
1900 pound Buffalo
taken with the 
50 Alaskan
forkin_50ak3.jpg (19405 bytes)
Leg Bones and 
recovered bullet fragments
from the Buffalo -
36" of penetration AFTER
going through the leg bones
forkin_50ak2.jpg (15837 bytes)
Note wall thickness
of the leg bone -
Bullet was the new 
Belt Mountain bullet
gripmaker.jpg (52699 bytes)
Gripmaker
Larry Little with Rossi 44
judymurbach.jpg (56348 bytes)
Judy Murbach
Model 39 Marlin
hartman.jpg (52006 bytes)
Rick Hartman - lightweight
Marlin 1894 by McPherson

hartman1.jpg (37930 bytes)
Closeup of the 1894
lightweight 44 mag -
NP3 plated action - the
gun is skeletonized as
much as possible without
compromising safety
levers.jpg (19051 bytes)

Levers seen on the line

lockwood.jpg (49298 bytes)
Jim Lockwood -
Legends in Leather
Original Model 1982
Winchester 44-40
marts.jpg (65541 bytes)
Gordon Marts & some of
his leverguns
marts1.jpg (16294 bytes)

Gordon has both
Winchester & Marlin
originals - hopefully 
I can find descriptions
for all these

marts2.jpg (17523 bytes) marts3.jpg (15764 bytes)
marts4.jpg (17885 bytes) marts6.jpg (20103 bytes) marts5.jpg (90328 bytes) mcpherson.jpg (38108 bytes)
Mic McPherson
obrien.jpg (62236 bytes)
Danny O'Brien
original
Model 92 Winchester
38-40
omeara.jpg (84326 bytes)
Doc O'Meara
Browning Model 92
38-40
paco.jpg (86135 bytes)
Paco
paco1.jpg (41220 bytes)
Paco's version of 
the Scout rifle - this
one in 7-30 Waters
purcell.jpg (40585 bytes)
John Purcell
Original Model 92 44-40
made in 1916
quinn.jpg (57705 bytes)
Jeff Quinn
Browning Model 1895
30-06
sundles.jpg (54803 bytes)
Tim Sundles
modified Limited Century
45-70
sundles1.jpg (18141 bytes)
Tim Sundles
grandfather's levergun -
Model  94 Winchester
30-30 with rifle
stock and carbine
forearm - all factory
(1902)
teens.jpg (76581 bytes)
Bob & Kelly Baker's girls
hard at work
tschirhart.jpg (94003 bytes)
The Alsatian
Original Model 1892
25-20
williamson.jpg (38578 bytes)
Jim Williamson with a 
Mic McPherson creation - 
Model 1894 Marlin in 440 Cor-Bon
williamson1.jpg (30202 bytes)
Closeup of the 1894
440 Cor-Bon
 

 

 

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