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Ah, you guys, are so sweet, I'm blushing!
Actually, the section on Famous firms and their box locks had to be truncated by half because we had to fit the book into the size it is! That was painful editing.
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Dig, to reduce the painful editing to a minimum, we need a second volume, then a third and a fourth and so forth and so on. 
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Both books are great reads and wonderful primers on British guns. Thank you Diggory. A book on sidelocks would be a good addition. Two others I can recommend are Doug Tate's book on Birmingham guns, and Cyril Adams' book focusing on British hammer guns.
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Excellent. It raises the profile of the humble boxlock to where it belongs. I'm sure the price of a decent boxlock will rise as a result. What's the next book going to be about Diggory? Lagopus.....
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Working Title: 'Hammer Guns in Theory and Practice'.
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I'm subscribing to it!
With kind regards,
Jani
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Small Bore. It should be interesting. Plenty of examples to go on. Only yesterday I came across a hammer gun with an 1870 Thomas patent action and a forward facing underlever (straight and in front of the trigger guard) most unusual to see one without the usual top lever. Very handy and just required a short push to the left with the right thumb. Can't understand why it was not a more popular method. Lagopus..... I'll order a book when it becomes available.
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Excellent. It raises the profile of the humble boxlock to where it belongs. I'm sure the price of a decent boxlock will rise as a result. What's the next book going to be about Diggory? Lagopus..... It should be about all those great English built muzzleloaders that were used in Africa and India and other places all over the world but I'll probably be DEAD by the time that book ever comes out. Here's a Bronx cheer for ya Dig!!! 
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