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Hi
what is a flat-back sidelock?
Thank you
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An action not shocked to the fences. Hopefully someone will post a picture.
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Here you go. A flat back is a gun not stocked to the fences as so:  As opposed to a gun stocked up to the fences.  Hope that clarifies. The first gun is a Charles Lancaster 'Crown' model (actually made by W.C. Scott in this case) and the second is a Holland & Holland 'Paradox'. Just put in to illustrate what I am trying to convey Lagopus.....
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Oops! The Holland's a flat back so here is a Non-Flatback this time; a Boxall & Edminson. Sorry. Lagopus..... 
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Would it be appropriate to say that a flat back does not have "horns" and the non-flatpack has "horns"?
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I think they both have horns, but stocked to the fence guns have longer antlers that go all the way to the fences
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OK, for those of us that don't have the terminology down pat, how about a bit more help. The difference I see in the photos is that there isn't as much length in the receiver right behind the bolsters [ or fences ]. I had never heard of a flat-back sidelock before, or the term antlers used in gun terms. There use to be a place where all the terms were, but I couldn't find it. Thanks for any help. Paul
Last edited by Paul Harm; 11/17/16 05:46 PM.
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The recent lagopus post shows "Stocked to the Fences". There are many other variations of this feature, but the lagopus post shows what it really is.
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As for Antlers...I was joking with Horns.It's a a tough room,lol
Stocked To The Fences means the horns go right up to the arse end of the fence balls.
If, behind said arse of the fence balls, there is a 1/4" or so of metal heading back to the stock on both sides...its not stocked to the fences.
Thats how I see it , though Flat Back makes me think of Mandolins...but then I'm a fiddle player.
cheers
franc
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