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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: jbd007 on March 03, 2010, 10:45:33 AM
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I have a low serial number R9 for sale that I purchased a few years ago. It has never been fired and comes with en extra magazine and a custom front pocket holster made by Ron Graham Holsters.
I would like to get $1200 or best offer. I will accept any inquiries here and if not sold will post the Rorhbaugh on Gunbroker on 3/15/10.
Thanks.
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jbd. Welcome to the Forum. Can you tell me the serial no. and a little about the gun (in a PM, will be fine). Thanks!
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jbd. Thanks again for the info.
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JBD,I think that you would have better luck if you posted the ser.#. That number seems to be be very important to everyone in the Rohrbaugh community. Myself included! Pics would be nice also. And welcome to the best gun forum on the internet. Gene
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Thanks for the info Gene. I'll get some pics up later today. The serial # of the R9 is R973.
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Where are you located?
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I'm in Gresham, Oregon, a suburb of Portland.
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Where are you located?
Tarheeler. Welcome to the Forum. Post often. Again, welcome.
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I'm in Gresham, Oregon, a suburb of Portland.
I'm just a bit North of you. A week or two ago, I would have driven right to your door for this.
I now have a new R9 in my hands, as I gave up waiting for something used. I'm sure you will have a sale quickly.
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Recluse, where are you from? I'm from Kennewick Wa. Gene
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Thank's KJTRAINS, I was hoping the r9 would be in my neck of the woods, don't seem to be any in Va.
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Tarheeler. If you're interested in a new one, contact Tom Watson of The Irish Guard. He's a member here on the Forum and an FFL. He can get what you want and answer your questions. Give him a PM.
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jbd007,
Welcome to the forum!!
We do have a for sale area,it may draw a bit more interest there..
As far as the serial # R900s are Deer Parkers,and the Farmingdale made pups are considered "early" made,especially the blue gripped non R prefix serial numbered guns,which there are a very limited amount made.. ;)
Although the serial # does' not guarantee that they were sent out in that order..
Brenden
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Thanks Brenden, I'll post it there. I am a relative novice to the Rorhbaugh, just purchased this one a few years ago for an investment and now have bigger need for cash than the pistol ergo selling it.
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Recluse, where are you from? I'm from Kennewick Wa. Gene
I'm out in the sticks west of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, but I'm in the Vancouver/Portland area on a semi-regular basis.
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Recluse,
Isn't the Tacoma Narrows Bridge the one that fell into the river, or did they rebuild it? I'm a New England guy; I really don't know.
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Recluse,
Isn't the Tacoma Narrows Bridge the one that fell into the river, or did they rebuild it? I'm a New England guy; I really don't know.
[obscure history lesson]
The Tacoma Narrows is a mile-wide salt-water channel in Puget Sound South of Seattle where there are very swift tidal currents, as all the water for the rest of Puget Sound flows through at every change of the tide. After years of ferry service, a two-lane bridge was built in 1940, and after just a few months, fell into the sound during a windstorm. It seems the engineers did not take the wind into consideration, and the bridge deck acted like an inefficient wing, and rocked wildly when the winds kicked up, which they often do through the Narrows. Every school kid in Washington State has seen the black and white footage of the road deck falling into the water.
A new four-lane bridge opened up in 1950, with an open truss structure that lets the wind flow through. After years of increased traffic, a second bridge was built just a couple years ago. Now both bridges handle traffic just one-way.
So, I guess there are actually three bridges. the first one good only for great fishing and scuba diving, as the wreckage laying on the bottom is the largest man-made object ever lost at sea.
[/obscure history lesson]
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I have seen the the footage you are talking about on a Discovery channel show.
John
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Here is an interesting video link on the Tacoma Narrows bridge (original). Soon after it opened it got the name "galloping gurtie".
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4037354776795422979&ei=3RmUS_OPAZeeqQP4_PiZAg&q=%22galloping+gurtie%22&client=firefox-a#
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That's some amazing footage. Thanks!
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Recluse
Thank you for the history leason. I too have been amazed at the 1940 footage of the original bridge collapsing. Thank God no one was injured.
However, I do regard the collapse of this bridge as a metaphor for obama's presidency.
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As one of those "Washington state school kids" Recluse mentioned, I've seen that film over and over. I've always thought that for the 1940's the quality of the photography was incredible. Gene
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This gun showed up on gunbroker yesterday with a low buynow price still new and from the factory with the sought after blue cf grips!
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Can't seem to find it.
Link?
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Corey must have bought it!
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::)
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:) :)
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Corey,
If you did, Congrats!
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He won't tell us! ;D