Never a more elegant long gun was ever made,,,
Never a more elegant long gun was ever made,,,
It broke my heart to sell mine.
Back in the mid 60's my parents gifted me one,,,
It was a double 16 gauge with a 9.3 x 57.
Mine was hammerless and was cocked by breaking the action open,,,
A small pin behind each chamber indicated it was cocked,,,
When you fired it the pins went flush with the receiver.
Pushing a small slide forward cocked the rifle,,,
When you did that a small rear sight popped up,,,
Again, it went into recess when you fired the rifle barrel.
There was a small trapdoor on the bottom of the stock,,,
It was behind the pistol grip and held four of the rifle rounds.
The butt plate swiveled on a pivot pin,,,
It had holes for four shotgun shells.
The trigger-guard was made of some sort of horn.
Everything but the barrels were engraved.
Unfortunately when my wife and I both got laid off in the same month,,,
The Drilling had to be sold to make a few house payments.
Yours is even more elegant than mine was,,,
The exposed hammers give it a beautiful old world look.
Congratulations my friend,,,
That's a long gun to keep forever.
Aarond
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