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Pastimes : Where the GIT's are going
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To: Ish who wrote (19216)5/21/2001 3:13:36 PM
From: Bicycle  Read Replies (1) of 225578
 
I bet that would be the clumsiest gun ever...

Oh yes! This thing would've been a real bitch. Just imagine using a left hander's bolt action rifle for every second shot. And weight -- if this gun was sold by the pound it would've cost a fortune. It had barrels so long they hung over the edge of the guy's display table.

But didn't English peerage have people to load their guns for them while in the field? They'd have a matching pair made, and when one was emptied, the 'loader' would hand them the other gun. Those guns would cock the hammers on closing (as opposed to cocking on opening, as most guns do) so they'd pop open easily. The loader would spend extra effort closing the gun because he'd be compressing the springs too. (Aristocracy must be given every consideration.)

Yes, the gun I saw was rare. They were hand built in England. Came in a nice hard leather case with tools too. The guy had the paperwork and history. The quality of material and workmanship was outstanding. Only a very few were ever made, and he wasn't sure how many survived since the nineteenth century. He did name a few world class museums where others could be seen.

Bye4Now, FD.

P.S. A friend has a drilling. Very North American choices: 12ga and 308. I think his was made by Sauer.
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