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Please tell me more about the side hammer

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Not the way I want to post pictures, I will keep trying.

Skeettx, Kriton's book describes it better than I can but basically its more of a cocking lever that is connected to the internal hammer, and is used as a safety by engaging the other lever into the notch that locks it in place and doesn't allow the internal hammer to engage.

Brent, thanks I defiantly will need help, I am thinking black powder is the way to go. When I get more things figured out I will be back with questions.

Huvius, I checked the casting on the edge of the case mouth an it came in at .488.

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Originally Posted By: 49NORTH
Just got Jonathan Kirton revised edition book, page 118 fig 92, is the rifle.


Now, theres a name I hadnt heard in years. I shot a few long range matches alongside him in the early eighties. Remember him using a great big lifeboat oar of a Farquharson, with black powder loads. He was a perfect gentleman when I ignorantly asked him if it was a Martini.

He wore ascots unironically, and I remember him as a true enthusiast with flawless manners.

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This is my .219 Zipper Gibbs showing a slightly different version of the action. Dietrich Apel remembered making the rifle in the 1950's, but I never thought to ask him if he knew the original configuration or whether he had started with just a bare action. #796 on top of receiver ring, and serial # 16,540, so a fairly late action.

Hope the photos work.....


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Poorhouse,
Your rifle was originally built as a match rifle. The lever on the side is the indicator.
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A .219 Zipper Gibbs. Way cool. How does it shoot?

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I acquired the rifle from Maine in early 1970's and fired a few reloads. As I recall, it would easily shoot 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards. Has an old Nickel scope in claw-mounts. Right after I got the rifle, I was looking for someone competent to lighten the trigger pull. A friend told me about a "German guy" doing work out of his home in western NH. Turned out to be Dietrich (he was helping Ruger design their O/U shotgun). When he saw the rifle, his first comment was "I made this rifle!"

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That's pretty cool.


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When I was owner of this rifle I would build it back to original configurations ( Match rifle )
there are to many of these fine rifles that where "destroyed" to make something different.

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