I have been fortunate to have been the custodian of that piece for several years. No, never fired, it was a rook rifle when made. The dimensions are deceptive because only first hand do you recognise how small an action/rifle it is, the butt, without the longish pistol grip would render it effectivly a boys rifle, the rings were made to mount the one off rail. The action, when discovered, was in deplorable condition. It should be remembered that it was intended as an ACGG colaboration to highlight, Steve Heillman metalwork, Darwin Hensley woodwork, and Terry Wallace engraving essentially becoming a "skills" excercise if you will.
What was rather interesting about the action, is that it is a "takedown" if you will, the tang,trigger,hammer, slide away from the basic frame, pretty neat late 1800's stuff. The adornment you either like or not but as a fan of engraving, it does'nt get much better.
Last edited by tim simbari; 01/16/09 06:32 PM.
