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Old 5th January 2020, 06:08 AM   #1
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"An observation regarding the conversion shown by David R in #10 above....the hammer face does not squarely meet (and indeed from the pic would not hit the nipple at all) so either the hammer is wrong, or the conversion is a combination of different barrel and lock."

Agreed. And BTW, where does that excellent summary of gun locks come from?

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"An observation regarding the conversion shown by David R in #10 above....the hammer face does not squarely meet (and indeed from the pic would not hit the nipple at all) so either the hammer is wrong, or the conversion is a combination of different barrel and lock."

Agreed. And BTW, where does that excellent summary of gun locks come from?

Patrick
Hi Patrick,
Source is Guns and Rifles of the World by Howard Blackmore 1965 Chancellor Press ISBN 0 907486010
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