How it all starts- this is the wooden prototype that later became the Churchill Zenith. The photo was sent to me by the late colleague Geoffrey Boothroyd. This is the actual factory model made to test the barrel to action joint.

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This is the prototype I made using 3D printing that Obsessed with doubles found "crude". This is made of plastic, aluminum and cheap wood to test ergonomics. Technology does make some things easier.

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