Tobin. My 16 was restocked to fit me, and as our own Researcher has posted, the mechanism, with rollers on the hammers and spring ends, using the springs themselves as cocking rods, is a simplification of a Beesley patent-lofty company, indeed.
They litter the dark corners of better gun shows and old shops, the wreakage of a failed attempt at double gunmaking in the growing storm of the repeater.
I've never had anyone correctly identify my copy at the range. Most assume it is an LC Smith, a design that is so very much inferior.
Prices make me believe I am completely alone in that opinion, however-good for me.
Best,
Ted
