Stolen Guns 1899 Archived Message Posted by H. McMurchy on December 29, 2014, 3:00 pm (Kenny Ray Estes was kind enough to send me this interesting bit of history. It appears Bandle recovered the guns.) Sporting Life, January 14, 1899, p. 13 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1899/VOL_32_NO_17/SL3217913.pdf $200.00 REWARD OFFERED Wholesale Robbery of Fine Hammerless Shot Guns A reward of $100 has been offered by the Bandle Arms Co., of Cincinnati, and $100 by the Hunter Arms Co., of Fulton, N. Y., for the recovery of guns stolen from the Bandle Arms Co. on Nov. 25. The following circular explains itself: The following list of Guns were stolen from us Friday night, Nov. 25, 1898. 1 L. C. Smith H’less Pigeon Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 2716. 1 L. C. Smith H’less Pigeon Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 2873. 1 L. C. Smith H’less Pigeon Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 1144. 1 L. C. Smith H’less A2 Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 1937. 1 L. C. Smith H’less A2 Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 2407. 1 L. C. Smith H’less, O Gun, 12 G. No. 44927. 1 L. C. Smith H’less, O Gun, 12 G. No. 44334. 1 L. C. Smith H’less, 2 Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 2932. 1 L. C. Smith H’less, No. 1 Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 2224. 1 L. C. Smith 16 G., H’less, 28-in. bar. No. 60242. 1 L. C. Smith 12 G., H’less, Monogram on Guard, E. A. H. 1 L. C. Smith 12 G., H’less, Name on Stock, E. Bell. 1 Lefever H’less, Eject. Gun, 12 G. No. 22403. 1 Scott & Son, 12 G., H’less. No. 50148. 1 Remington H’less, 12 G. Eject. No. 111761. 1 Remington H’less, 12 G. Eject. No. 111810. 1 Second-hand Parker, H’less, 12 G. $100 grade. 1 Second-Hand 10 G., Harrington & Richardson. 1 Burgess Sample Gun, with frame open on side. Several other Hammer and Hammerless Guns, of which we have no numbers, also 10 dozen Pocket Knives, 2 dozen Revolvers, etc., amounting in all to about $2000. Will you kindly keep your eyes open for these guns, and any information will be appreciated by us. THE BANDLE ARMS CO., 610 Main Street, CINCINNATI, Ohio. We offer a reward of $100 for the recovery of goods, or $50 for any information that will lead to the recovery of same. G. M. CRAWFORD, President and Treasurer, HENRY GOODMAN, Vice President. We offer $100 in addition to above. Communicate direct with us. THE HUNTER ARMS CO., FULTON, N. Y. Sporting Life, February 25, 1899, p. 14 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1899/VOL_32_NO_23/SL3223014.pdf The Bandle Arms Co., of Cincinnati, was robbed last November of a large quantity of guns. They are now in a fair way to recover the entire lot, as the stock has been found in Missouri. A traveling representative of a gun house found that fine guns were being sold at a ridiculously low price at Shelbina, Mo. He notified the Bandle Arms Co., and detectives soon located a case of twenty guns in St. Louis and the others in the hands of shooters in Shelbina, where they had been sold at less than one-half their value. As all of the stolen guns were numbered, and the same advertised in the sporting journals a few month ago, it seems strange that any one should buy a gun except from a reliable dealer without first looking over the list of stolen guns. Message Thread: Stolen Guns 1899 - H. McMurchy December 29, 2014, 3:00 pm   Searching