FRENCH AN IX 'ESPINGOLE' ?

M ELEY · 5th January 2026, 04:00 PM

Hello Dmitry,

Yep, that was the one. It's been a while and my memory is more foggy these days, but I seem to remember that it went for around $1999 dollars(U.S.), not bad for a swivel, but that didn't include auction percentage and shipping/handling.

You asked a good question about shipping/customs, but then again, Fernando sold me his 1680 doglock blunderbus and shipped from Portugal to me in the US with no problems. I know one has to be careful with customs these days (I just purchased a sword from the UK. He's sending it as a 'gift' to avoid extra pricing and just listed it as 'antique item'). Many years ago, I had a gentleman in Canada send me a sword listed as 'antique sporting goods'. I guess this has now become a gamble. For Christmas, we sent a gift basket containing makeup to a friend in Canada. It was rejected and sent back to us via customs. We've sent the same stuff almost every year in the past! Very strange.

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5th January 2026, 04:00 PM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,214	Hello Dmitry, Yep, that was the one. It's been a while and my memory is more foggy these days, but I seem to remember that it went for around $1999 dollars(U.S.), not bad for a swivel, but that didn't include auction percentage and shipping/handling. You asked a good question about shipping/customs, but then again, Fernando sold me his 1680 doglock blunderbus and shipped from Portugal to me in the US with no problems. I know one has to be careful with customs these days (I just purchased a sword from the UK. He's sending it as a 'gift' to avoid extra pricing and just listed it as 'antique item'). Many years ago, I had a gentleman in Canada send me a sword listed as 'antique sporting goods'. I guess this has now become a gamble. For Christmas, we sent a gift basket containing makeup to a friend in Canada. It was rejected and sent back to us via customs. We've sent the same stuff almost every year in the past! Very strange.