March
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 629 guests, and 3 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,374
Posts544,014
Members14,391
Most Online1,258
Mar 29th, 2024
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#602034 08/29/21 11:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
Reidy Offline OP
Boxlock
OP Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
Recently I purchased an early 1950's 12g side by side Boswell box lock double trigger gun. The gun is slightly cast for a right hand shooter.
My query relates to the trigger guard that has been positioned on the gun 'off centre'. In other words, when looking at the underside of the gun the trigger guard is offset a little towards the right hand side of the action. Both triggers are centrally located and there's no evidence of the guard being damaged or twisted over in any way.
I've researched this on english gun sites and cannot find anything about guns being made with trigger guards mounted slightly to one side. The two anchor points for the guard appear to be centrally located, although I haven't accurately measured these points.
I've been advised that the material the trigger guards were made out of back then are relatively soft and malleable. I don't want to attempt trying to bend it over, as maybe the gun was built this way and is perfectly normal?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 349
Likes: 2
Sidelock
Offline
Sidelock

Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 349
Likes: 2
Reidy,

I have a number of English guns with trigger guards that are not perfectly centered. I was concerned when I noticed the first one, but after finding others, my concern faded and I just enjoy them. Not sure if they were made like that or if they may have been bent a bit somewhere along the way. But it does not interfere with shooting them, and I do not notice it anymore, unless I turn the gun over and look for it.

Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
Reidy Offline OP
Boxlock
OP Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
Thank you redoak for your advice. You are correct, it's only cosmetic and doesn't affect the operation of the gun. It's nice to learn that others have noticed this on their treasured old double guns as well.

Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4,445
Likes: 201
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4,445
Likes: 201
Reidy,
Check to see if they it is centered relative to the action and it is the stock that is angled to produce the "cast off".
Mike

Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,260
Likes: 510
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,260
Likes: 510
Is the trigger guard tang actually out of its inletting??? Hard to understand what exactly your issue is. The tangs had to be a little bent depending on the buttstock cast. This is completely normal. If the tang has popped out of its inletting, then that’s another issue.

When gunsmiths bend stocks to fit a customer, the bending of the tangs can be also part of the job. Refitting/inletting of a tang could also be required depending on the severity of the bend.

Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 666
Likes: 45
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 666
Likes: 45
Does it look something like the gun in my previous post below? The trigger guard inletting was definitely done originally to compensate for cast to fit the original owner presumably.

https://www.doublegunshop.com/forum...;Main=37109&Number=442198#Post442198

Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
Reidy Offline OP
Boxlock
OP Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
The trigger guard tang is securely fitted at both the connecting points (front and back) of the frame of the gun. The gun is currently in the hands of a gun dealer awaiting my permit to acquire from the police before I can pick it up. This is a requirement here in Australia. Once I obtain the permit, I can photo the underside of the gun and post it on this site. A picture tells a 000' words! Thanks to all for your help and advice.

Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
Reidy Offline OP
Boxlock
OP Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 11
An update. I got possession of my Boswell today and showed a gunsmith the off centre trigger guard tang. He was very reluctant to adjust it in any way and commented that it might have been made this way by the makers. As Redoak has posted, he has also noticed this on some of his English guns. Although it looked a little odd when I first noticed it, I've decided to leave as is and enjoy the gun shooting clay targets at my home club.


Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 1.993s Queries: 31 (0.051s) Memory: 0.8205 MB (Peak: 1.8988 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-29 06:46:02 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS