Originally Posted By: drever
Hello again Pete M. I think the frame is made erlier as the serie.nr.says but the whole gun is put together about 1908-10 or so.The patent of Fore-Stock Fastener for Firearms as this have is from 1908.
The patent of Fore-Stock Fastener for Firearms as this have is from 1908
Regards Lennart


Just because the patent for the forearm mechanism was granted in 1908 doesn't really have any bearing on when it started appearing on firearms. The patent for the forearm mechanism was actually filed by Aubrey in January of 1907.....so theoretically it was probably used at that point (and possible earlier), nearly a year and a half before the patent was actually granted.

FORE_STOCK_FASTENER_FOR_FIREARMS.pdf

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