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Chapter 780: Precious Double-Barreled Shotgun!

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"Boss, you haven't said how much this double-barreled shotgun is, how do you know that I can't afford it?"

Hearing this, the old white man stopped wiping the gun in his hand, raised his head, and after formally looking at Liu Dong with a little curiosity, he said calmly: "This gun costs 300,000 US dollars! If you can get it, it belongs to you, if you don't have it, then please leave!"

To the old man's surprise, the young man opposite nodded and agreed without even thinking about it!

"$300,000 is no problem, but I have to look at the gun first!" Liu Dong said directly.

The old man looked stunned and said with some surprise: "I just said 300,000 US dollars, not 30,000 US dollars, don't hear me wrong!"

"Of course you won't hear that wrong, $300,000 is no problem!"

Looking at the expression on Liu Dong's face, the old man was infected by the calmness and confidence on his body, and after a little hesitation, he nodded, and handed over the double-barreled shotgun in his hand, which was very well maintained.

Seeing Liu Dong's action of receiving the gun with both hands, the old man nodded with satisfaction in his heart.

At this time, Liu Dong had already taken the double-barreled shotgun in his hand and looked at it carefully, the length of the whole gun was close to 1.2 meters, in addition to the length of the barrel, the length of the wooden support was about 368 mm, and the material was still mahogany!

Mahogany, walnut and oak are the three most famous woods in the West, and they are the best woods for high-end furniture and decoration. Especially among them mahogany. It is even more valued by people and is almost regarded as the jewel in the crown. From the 17th century. Mahogany was revered as a material used in the furniture of European royalty. The status of the upper class in Europe is comparable to that of red sandalwood in our country.

Then, Liu Dong first opened the barrel, looked inside, then turned the muzzle of the gun to look at the bottom of the butt, and then looked at the trigger retainer, and basically knew it in his heart!

This is truly a hand-made gun-in-a-gun.

When Liu Dong's eyes noticed a circle of carvings on the metal plate above the retainer of the machine, his eyes suddenly became hot.

If others don't pay attention, he may not be able to see it, but he can clearly distinguish a line of Latin 'Alan Dalton' hidden in the carving!

The average person may not be too familiar with this name. But in the eyes of any Western collector who likes to collect antique guns, this is definitely a great name not inferior to the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

In the second half of the 19th century, Alan Dalton's guns were once popular throughout Europe for royalty and aristocracy, and any aristocrat was proud to own Dalton's guns.

But like all once glorious works of art, the classic guns of Alain Dalton's own zuò that have survived are now rare, with fewer than six Dalton guns on the auction market in the last 50 years!

And the appearance of each team will trigger a fierce competition among the participants!

Liu Dong remembers seeing it in the World Art Trade Yearbook. The last time a handmade zuò gun from Dalton was seen five years ago at the autumn auction held by Christina in Paris, France, when it sold for 55 million francs. That's about £400,000, almost $700,000!

Now that five years have passed, the price rise is certain, as for what kind of price can be reached in the end, because of the lack of detailed basis, Liu Dong has no way to judge, but more than one million dollars is certain!

And in addition to the fact that this gun belongs to the 'Alan Dalton' manufacture, which doubles its value, there is also a rose pattern made of sterling silver zuò on the outer wall of the entire double-barreled shotgun, which will only think that this pattern is very beautiful in the eyes of people who don't understand, but in Liu Dong's eyes, it is indeed another reason for the value of this gun to increase again.

Because in these reliefs, near the butt, there is the family coat of arms of the Hohenzollern family, who ruled Germany before World War I!

In the history of Europe, the coat of arms can be called a symbol of glory and blood. Almost all the top luxury goods and private residences are emblems as the highest proof of the family, thus becoming the blood label of countless nobles around the world.

Because it represents the hierarchical status of the nobility, there are strict rules for the badge, and it will also change with the change of the status and rank of the nobility. Strictly speaking, the badge cannot be regarded as the exclusive signature of the royal family, but its existence is like a business card, although it can be shared by everyone, but the meaning is very different.

Even today, there is still a coat of arms in Europe.

Of course, the eagle badge of the Hohenzollern family is undoubtedly the most top-notch of them all.

Built by Alain Dalton, the collection of the Hohenzollern family, who ruled Brandenburg, Prussia and the German Empire for half a century, combined with the exquisite and domineering appearance of this gun, this double-barreled shotgun from the 19th century is destined to be one of the finest works of art in the collection of antique guns!

After restoring the double-barreled shotgun to its original state, Liu Dong looked directly at the old man who had been paying attention to him just now and said: "Boss, this gun is very good, 300,000 US dollars, I want it! Do you want bank cash, or check! Or direct transfer!"

The old man didn't expect Liu Dong to really buy this gun, and after a little hesitation, he quickly nodded, and then reflexively took out a mobile POS machine from a heavy brown solid wood box in the back!

"Let's transfer it directly, it's so safe!"

After nodding, Liu Dong handed over the JPMorgan Chase bank card that he had just completed not long ago.

After $300,000 was swept away from the bank card, this top-of-the-line antique gun also became one of Liu Dong's collectibles!

Finally, he took a solid wooden box from the old man's hand, which was obviously used to hold this famous gun in the 19th century, and put the gun in, the old man sighed slightly: "This gun is the trophy captured by my father from Germany during World War II, and it has been treasured until now, of course, now it belongs to you, I hope you can treat it well!"

"Don't worry, I'm sure I'll protect it, it's the most beautiful work of art!"

Looking at Liu Dong's sincere eyes, the old man nodded with satisfaction.

There are too many people around, and it is not easy for Liu Dong to directly put the box containing the gun into the mustard seed space, but fortunately, there is a strap behind the box, and it does not look abrupt behind him.

However, when he walked around again, Liu Dong didn't find any good objects worth seeing. Like the domestic antique market, the vast majority of New York's 'Pan Home' is made up of modern crafts.

"Hey, I didn't expect there to be such a Chinese-style antique shop here?"

Just as Liu Dong turned the corner of the street, a familiar Chinese character signboard came into view, and the shop pù behind the signboard was also an antique shop in the style of a Ming and Qing dynasty shop, just like a glaze factory.

Being able to see such a place abroad really makes Liu Dong curious.

So after taking a look, I quickly walked into this antique shop called 'Iltodo'!

The shop pù is not big, only one hundred and forty or fifty square meters, but it is not cheap to be able to buy such a set of shops in the center of New York City, where every inch of land is expensive!

Moreover, the things sold in the antique shop are also varied, but basically they are all traditional Chinese handicrafts, such as Heng-Shui snuff bottles, Yang Liuqing's New Year's paintings, Jiangsu-Suzhou embroidery, Dongyang-Yang wood carvings, Qu-Yang stone carvings, mountain-east shadow puppetry, Jiang-West porcelain and crystal ornaments, Yi-Xing purple sand, Shaanxi-West bronzes, Yunnan-South clothing, West-Tibet Buddhist supplies, Xin-Xinjiang white jade, Taiwan-Bay Jiaozhi pottery and so on.

Basically, what is sold in Panjiayuan, there is something here, of course, these are not antiques, but pure modern handicrafts!

But while these things are cheap at home, they are truly a rare and interesting work of art to Americans who have never seen them.

In just a few minutes when Liu Dong came in and took a look, the boss had already made two orders, and the customers were basically white, and they were tourists who came to New York!

"What do you want, sir?"

Seeing Liu Dong wandering around, a young man next to him who had just finished a business came over.

Looking at the other party's slightly wary eyes, Liu Dong smiled, "You speak Mandarin well!"

His words made the young man happy at once.

"Yes? It's mainly due to my grandfather, who taught me Chinese at home! Compared to English, Chinese is much cooler than English, although it is much cooler!"

Looking at this young man who was younger than himself, Liu Dong hurriedly interrupted the other party's somewhat rambling words, "This shop is yours?"

"No, it's my grandfather's, I'm in charge of helping him take a look at the store!" After a pause, the young man looked at Liu Dong and asked curiously: "Are you from China?"

"Yes, I'm from the capital!" Liu Dong said.

"Beijing?!"

"My grandfather told me that the capital is the most beautiful place in the world, with the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven...... , I really want to go shopping, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance!"

Looking at the longing on the young man's face, Liu Dong smiled: "I believe that you will have the opportunity to go to the capital in the future!"

Compared with these descendants of Chinese descent who have never been to China and do not know what their homeland is like, Liu Dong is deeply proud of himself as a Chinese with good roots.

At this moment, an old man wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with a white beard and hair was in good spirits, walked in from outside the door.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)