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    James River Armory

    There's some scuttlebutt going around on other forums as to the status of this company (James River Armory). Does anyone here have any FACTUAL information about the status of this company? Meaning you have talked with the owners in recent weeks about their business & website?

    Thanks,

    Paul B.
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    Re: James River Armory

    I was told by Jason (the gunsmith at Regimental Quartermaster) that they will no longer be doing defarb work on Civil War muskets and their interests are gravitating toward WWII reenacting. Their website is down. I don;t know the contact info to talk to the business owners directly. If they are out of the business, is there anyone else besides Zimmerman that does defarbing? I've heard too many bad things about Zimmerman to ever take anything to him to have done.

    Josh Sawyer
    Liberty Rifles
    Best Regards,

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    • #3
      Re: James River Armory

      All,

      I just talked with Mark Hartman on the phone last week.

      He is currently relocating his shop and it may be hard to get in touch with him over the next month or so. Leave a message at his old shop number and he will eventually get back to you.

      He said that he has no plans to stop defarbing work for Civil War. (This only makes sense since he is an approved gunsmith for N-SSA.) He eluded to the fact that he is currently taking limited numbers of muskets because of the shop move.

      Paul,

      Sent you a PM.
      Last edited by Matthew Semple; 06-04-2008, 09:17 AM.
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      • #4
        Re: James River Armory

        Hallo!

        Yes, I also talked to Mark last week about ordering some parts, and he shared the same.

        Curt
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          Re: James River Armory

          I can vouch for the same story from Mark that I was told at the May N-SSA Nationals. I am sure he is just moving.
          ~ Chris Hubbard
          Robert L. Miller Award Winner No. 28 May, 2007
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          • #6
            Re: James River Armory

            Hello,

            Okay I was misinformed, my apologies. Could I get his phone number from someone so I can call him. I have a Mississippi rifle I'd like to have work done on. Thanks.

            Regards,

            Josh Sawyer
            Liberty Rifles
            Best Regards,

            Josh Sawyer

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            • #7
              Re: James River Armory

              Hallo!

              Try.... 410.242.6991.

              Curt
              Curt Schmidt
              In gleichem Schritt und Tritt, Curt Schmidt

              -Hard and sharp as flint...secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.
              -Haplogroup R1b M343 (Subclade R1b1a2 M269)
              -Pointless Folksy Wisdom Mess, Oblio Lodge #1
              -Vastly Ignorant
              -Often incorrect, technically, historically, factually.

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              • #8
                Re: James River Armory

                Josh,
                I just sent my Mississippi Rifle to him on Tuesday. Maybe he can do them both at the same time.

                Adam Dickerson
                Adam Dickerson

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                • #9
                  Re: James River Armory

                  I have noticed quite a few things missing from their new site that were once for sale on the old one.

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