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Footnote. The gun when I got it was in pretty pristine condition for a 90 year old. There are no obvious wear marks from external inspection on the lumps; extractors are free and easy. Cocking rods haven't been checked. But the tension in the top lever might not be related to them (and do NOT get your finger caught in that "Helice" lump.).

This gun has not been shot regularly...maybe because of this very problem? How this came to be in a 1920's gun from France, probably buried or hidden during the occupation, but guns are guns, stories are stories...

On the Jack Rowe video, I'm not sure I'm ready to embark on an exploration of the internals of this SxS, not really understanding what I'm seeing except the mechanicals, and the vice on my workbench is not really optimal for gunsmithing.

(It's funny, watching Jack take out a wood screw is excruciating stress and I think of the time I broke off a screw extractor trying to back out the points screw with buggered head in a 1967 Triumph TT-Special with cast aluminum case and had to have it ground out...with no sweat).

Still thinking of driving down to Gunther and asking him to relieve the chokes too (I took the gun down with me last time ....should have had him look at it then).

I've done a few with our laser welder. Luckily the welded material doesnt get very hard making it relatively easy to re-cut the drive slot

that makes as much sense as anything i might imagine - like rem40x....i've never seen anything like that before.

and, by the way jon, i would be keen on learning the loads and test results from your 9 loads that are being scrutinized....all such data is useful for those of us who load low pressure for the old ones.

i recently spoke for this gun....https://www.gunbroker.com/item/977276624 i rather like the idea of a classic action mated to a more modern tube set....they're really just shooters, and suit me fine if the price is reasonable.

Per young users, every 220 ive handled was hard to open. Im sure a GS could smooth it up but seems the norm. Also the ejectors will put an eye out! Likely because 1 size fits all but my 28 will toss an empty 15ft and live rd half that! Be aware for youngsters. Fwiw

It is possible that the gun was made quite a bit after the Ithaca/Miller association. As I recall, Ithaca came up with somewhat of a redesign that eliminated the Miller.

Foxy remembers when Martin Keane sold a few classic firearms mixed in with the fishing equipment. I wish I had taken advantage of some of the Parkers he advertised in the sixties.

Der Ami, my loads are all shot now. If I were to plan future use of that caliber, I would buy a quantity of 2 1/2" .410 brass shells. They are exactly the length of the 11.15X65 round and fit snuggly in the chamber.

I won a few, a couple of Mannlicher's, a rook, a rifle case, some project single shots(to add to the pile).

Me too Ken. I love my Holland, a rare long and high stocked gun that was built as though it were made for me. Tough to find in a vintage shotgun. That gun will not be sold until I can no longer follow a bird dog.

Coosa,
Perfectly good enough. Nice picture and well done I'd say!
Karl

Price has been reduced.

What a fantastic Powell. Thanks for sharing. I have one that looks much the same except my wood is not of that caliber. I love my Powell Lifter and have taken many upland birds with it over the last 15 years. I believe my serial number is in the 5000 range.

Great story, well told. As my username suggests, I'm a fellow miscreant.

Spring, from a "leg", please tell your son-in-law, that we appreciate his service.

L.Brown, During the post Viet Nam confusion converting the "Draft" Army to the Volunteer Army they did many things designed to make it seem they were keeping their promises. They held illegally constituted promotion boards to "pass over" officers after they had already "Riffed" the number they said they would limit the "Rif" to and wanted to make more reductions (at least courts intervened). When they couldn't support what decided to do, other times, they would set up a "test" and structure it to show what they had already decided was in the "best interest of the government". They converted many Military "slots" to "civilian" and changed "Construction" Engineer Battalions to "Combat Heavy", in order to improve the perception of the " tooth to tail" ratio. Instead of saving money over all, it cost more, but the additional costs were in different "appropriations". It was mostly smoke and mirrors. It is the same after every war.
Mike

I also use stiff plastic bristled brushes for carding.

Honestly, with the chips, cracks and wood quality condition, I'm not sure it matters very much. I do find the fitment of the head to the action very odd on the one with it being assymetric. Maybe just a very rough stock turning. I don't believe they are from a magazine gun. They look like boxlock doubles without the autosafety rod hole drilled.

It is 12 gauge. I apologize for the error

Found pics of a G&H Joe Fugger engraved rifle... stunning. I would really love to find a Fugger engraved rifle in need of the finishing touch...see first post.

Oh man! I didn't realize we had a whole tread on this when Daryl emailed me about it! I was probably too busy bidding on it, and then debating if I wanted to sell one of the kids to continue bidding on it, to check!

I meant to find time all last week to actually go look at it too as it was being sold from a gun shop 25 minutes from me!

I ended up keeping the kid so I'll just have to view it as an admirer some time instead of as its owner.

I love that the depiction of the hunters actually shows them with a pinfire.

I have a Amish leather shop about an hour from home and the guy is wonderful. I am pretty sure he could cut whatever you need if you had measurements. You would have to wet and mold to shape.

All the parts will be offered for sale. I have great appreciation for those who can turn wood & steel into works of art. I've become a follower of the custom 1903 sporting rifle makers... Griffin & Howe, Sedgley, Hoffman & others. I've had a few go thru my hands... this all began for me about 10 years ago while helping sell an estate of guns that had several of the aforementioned rifles... I even sold a few at the show in Kansas City. What I kept from the estate was the librray... several hundred books including Vol. 1 & 2 of Micheal Petrov's tribute to custom rifle makers. I've been on the hunt locally for a Meunier custom 1903 rifle that was offered to me at a local gun show (a twin to Petrov's rifle) but the seller wouldn't go thru with the transaction after I agreed to his price). I find the transformation of the 1903 very elegant and appreciate what those gentlemen could do.

And don't get me wrong propagating the Lindner theme, as I will most gladly accept data from any maker that used the A&D Body Action during the patent protection period. It is just that regarding the Continent, H.A. Lindner has the most surviving examples that wear the APUN to my knowledge.

Serbus,


Raimey
rse

I shot the rifle this week. Shoots as nice as it looks. I took along a sister rifle a 275 H&H magnum. We are fortunate to have companies like CH4D and Hawk bullet that still support the reloading dies and bullets to allow us to manufacture discontinued ammunition.

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SOLD through another venue