doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com My new book

I have had some very useful feedback as always from many of you great guys! You have found typos and minor layout errors, though typos are not what I was looking for - there are two factual errors. If nobody has found them by the weekend, I'll give the prize to the most informative response I have had.

Once again, thanks to all who contributed.

Daryl,

I fear I could have expanded he book into something twice the size. Unfortunately the brief was to meet the page count and format you will see. I think there is scope for much more detail on the subject and drawing aline was a difficult thing to do, a lot had to be chopped out or condensed. I do deal with some Cashmore models and illustrate the most interesting one, I think.

Dig, do you mean there is some on Cashmore in your book ? I have not gone completely through it yet, but I didn't see the name in the index.

Of course it hard to draw a line when writing and cramping in all the info. All info is interesting, but in the scheme of things folks like Beesley contributed only a small fraction [mostly Harper guns]to the boxlock story compared to others.

These is a photo of Cashmore's multi grip gun - I can't quote the page as I don't have a copy - I gave the one I had away.

I hope the book is a readable overview with some interesting stuff for newbies and enough detail for more knowledgeable readers but it was never intended to be an all encompassing definitive work. As always, I learn more from others' feedback every time I publish an article or a book.

Dig, another great book, well done.

Only minor error I found was on Page 65, picture of safety catch on the Charles Macqueen Milne 20 Bore that Tony White built. That gun was finished in 2009, not 2005, as you go on to say later in the book.

Hi Dig,

For the frugal readers, when is the publisher going to get this book to amazon.com ?

Ready to buy as soon as its in stock!

Dig, I am enjoying the book. In fact I have two copies, one for a gift. As in all gun book, we always want "more" and more pictures. Unfortunately the pages are only so big. By the way, I do find a photo of the Cashmore/Mills gun on Page 70. The names just got missed by the Index.

The table of Price Comparisons on page 132 lists the same price for the lowest and highest grade Greener sidelocks. I think the price for the lowest grade sidelock by Greener was 52 pounds 10 shillings and the Royal Quality was offered at 63 pounds.

At that time Greener only offered a sidelock in one quality! he was in his 'boxlocks are best' phase.

Dig, the 1900 Catalog offers the sidelocks in three qualities. The exact one you mentioned above [same price] and the two additional ones I mentioned above in lesser prices. The same catalog lists the highest and lowest prices for the boxlocks as you list them. [same as in 1903] Graham Greener's book show estimates that from 1900 to WW1, Greener made around 4000 sidelocks. Is it possible that your catalog is incomplete ? Or, are you saying that for 1903 Greener dumped the Royal and Best sidelocks and did not offer anything but L3. Imperial Grade sidelock ? Then shortly after they reinstalled the offerings of L2. Royal and and L1. Best Quality [catalog's designation] like shown in the 1900 catalog ? By the way, I think the highest grade hammer gun was offered at 73 pound 10 shillings , the same as the boxlock and sidelock highest.

Normally, I would not comment on the bbs on errors such as this, but since you had asked for error imput, I did. I do appreciate each and every person who goes to the trouble to write books on our favorite subject.