doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com John Blissett & Son island lock hammer gun, #1108

I have to sit with some guns for a bit to fully understand them, and then... only in good light. Sixtyeight and sunny here yesterday (set yet another record) so I spent some time in the end-of-day sunshine, looking this artifact over more closely.














This weapon has seen very little use, and even more important...it has been well cared-for over the years (roughly 150 of 'em). With these high hammers being so close together (& w/non-rebounding locks) I can easily bridge them with my left thumb and sweep them both to full cock in one motion(!). I also see that the hammers nestle deeply into the percussion fences when closed and then these hammer faces are also recessed...so nice! (a remnant of percussion caps and eye protection needs I'm sure).

Lastly...I never seem to recognise laminated steel when I first see it. While it's almost always stronger than damascus it just isn't as pretty.

Oh well.

(Ted: can you work your magic so Parabola can see this?)