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A Collection of Criminals

by | Apr 13, 2017 | Collecting the West, Departments

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Norman Flayderman, who died May 23, 2013, a couple months shy of his 85th birthday, served his nation in three branches of the military: U.S. Navy, Air Force and the Army of Connecticut. He founded his antique weapons firm in 1952; two years later, he began publishing his annual guide to antique firearms. Flayderman owned the largest private collection of Kentucky rifles, including this flintlock Kentucky rifle by Nicholas Beyer, wh


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