Originally Posted By: GLS
I believe the gun was also in double trigger form with an articulated front trigger. Gil


That gun wasn't a Silver Snipe. It was an S55B. They were sold in Europe, and were the foundation of the Snipe series. The Silver Snipe was always intended for the American market, and came with a non-selective single trigger.

Think of it this way. While all Silver Snipes are S55Bs, not all S55Bs are Silver Snipes!

A facinating side note for the Snipe series is the in-the-white actions that were sold to an English firm (Webley and Scott?) that were then stocked, color case hardened, and sold by that firm. I believe Sherman Bell included one of these in one of his articles a few years past, but, the details escape me.

It was a very good looking gun, however.

Best,
Ted