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CLASSIC GUNS
The Guns of Sherlock Holmes
The exploits of the world's most renowned detective abound with arcane weaponry--from Adams and Webley revolvers to air canes to Afghan jezzails.
Sherlock Holmes, the world's first consulting detective, has been the subject of considerable speculation for over a century. Around the globe are enclaves of those devoted to the serious study of the stories and notes left by Holmes' closest known associate and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson, and put forth by his literary associate and fellow physician, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Despite the vast amount of Holmsian knowledge unearthed by these Baker Street Irregulars, much of the firearms lore ...
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