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method of opening the breach

Posted by Howard Miller on June 3, 2020, 9:06 am

INFO opening breach by moving the front trigger

Re: method of opening the breach

Posted by Tom Garver on June 3, 2020, 8:13 pm, in reply to "method of opening the breach"

Howard, about 1875 WH Baker began using this locking device and LC Smith continued to use it until 1884. The locking bolt rides horizontally in the bottom of the receiver and is retracted to open the breech by pushing the right trigger forward. A stirrup fits over a spur on the top of the trigger to retract the bolt and a spring extending downward from the top tang supplies the pressure to keep the bolt forward and latched into the barrel lug upon closing.

Re: method of opening the breach

Posted by Howard Miller on June 4, 2020, 4:45 pm, in reply to "method of opening the breach"

Serial number 3394 last PAND JUNE 1st 1880.
Nobody has ever opened it when I have handed them the gun. Was this used on all model or just some.

Thank You very much.

Re: method of opening the breach

Posted by Tom Garver on June 4, 2020, 8:00 pm, in reply to "Re: method of opening the breach"

Howard, to my knowledge I think this design was used on all side by side double barrels and 3 barrel drillings c. 1875-1884. History records that Alex Brown developed the rotary locking bolt with top lever about 1883 and LC Smith began using it 1884-1885.

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