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AIN'T MUCH A MAN CAN'T FIX WITH SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND A THIRTY OUGHT SIX
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I love those sidelever openers. Its by a good maker, so I'd expect it is a good gun. What'n heck happened to the forend lug?...Geo
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Anything on the forend lug repair that might jeopardize it's integrity to shoot?
AIN'T MUCH A MAN CAN'T FIX WITH SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND A THIRTY OUGHT SIX
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Agree on the 1877 date. That particular style of sidelever, according to the Scott book, was discontinued in 1878.
The forend loop repair might well be very solid, but it's godawful sloppy.
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That is really really neat
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Agree on the 1877 date. That particular style of sidelever, according to the Scott book, was discontinued in 1878.
The forend loop repair might well be very solid, but it's godawful sloppy. What is the title of the Scott Book? Thank you.
AIN'T MUCH A MAN CAN'T FIX WITH SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND A THIRTY OUGHT SIX
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I would be very wary of shooting it without confirmation of wall thickness and whether the integrity of the barrels has been affected by that abortion around the fore-end loop. Remember also the proof was black powder (only) and that 140 years ago.
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Agree on the 1877 date. That particular style of sidelever, according to the Scott book, was discontinued in 1878.
The forend loop repair might well be very solid, but it's godawful sloppy. What is the title of the Scott Book? Thank you. "The History of W. & C. Scott Gunmakers", by Crawford and Whatley.
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A friend has the identical gun with no Scott markings. Non-rebounding hammers and 32" barrels choked cylinder. Nice guns.
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I have a W&C Scott & Sons pinfire. I do not know if this will post correctly or not but is copied & pasted from my spreadsheet;
No Maker Gauge & Chamber SN Type Bbl Lgth Date Range Wt Notes 1 W&C Scott & Sons 12 (2˝”) NA Pinfire 29 3/4” D 1863/65 Made For Benj D Kennedy Louisville KY Bar-in Wood, Grd A
If it goes exactly as it appears it will take some deciphering as the lines overlapped. I acquired this gun back in the mid-1970s from a gentleman who resided in Louisville. He had tried to research Mr Kennedy but there was neither Birth nor Death certificates for him in Louisville. e did find a business license for him to operate a Jewelry Store which included the time frame this gun was built.
The info on it came from Mr Crawford. He stated it was the first Scott he had any knowledge of which was not SN'd. It has a top lever with single underbolt, built under Matthew's Patent. He used this fact to date it saying Matthew's Patent began to be used in 1863 & the Scott Spindle was introduced in 1865.
It is a cylinder in both barrels & has appropriate proofs for the era.
Miller/TN I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra
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