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Sidelock
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I looked into the question of London gun makers possibly making A&D action guns pretty deeply as part of the Reilly line research. I queried several scholars including Donald Dallas, Douglas Tate and Vic Venters.
The conclusion was that no London gun maker except possibly one made the A&D boxlock actions themselves - none - they were all bought in the white from Birmingham which by 1878 was tooled up to produce them. The London gunmakers concentrated their resources on making side-locks and touting them as - well - more "interesting."
Last edited by Argo44; 05/25/23 10:52 PM.
Baluch are not Brahui, Brahui are Baluch
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Sidelock
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kinda like the birmingham chevy and the london caddie...
both will get you there and back...
but the caddie in more style...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Sidelock
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No because London gunmakers branded A&D action guns as there own.so don't buy the name buy the gun
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Sidelock
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If we had a bumper sticker it truly should read "don't buy the name buy the gun". There are a few A&D action(ed) gun which were finished to the very highest standards.But they must be 1 in a 1,000 or even 1 in 5,000. When made they cost just as much as the top of the line side-locks but bring a small fraction today. Styles change and values reflect modern values not historic values and not keyed to inflation.
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Sidelock
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But there are guns finished to the same standards of the top tier gunmakers made by or finished by a less known maker so available at a far lower price this includes sidelock.
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