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Claudio, as usual another great job. Thanks to you and Vic for sharing.
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The original smiths would be delighted to see the results of your work ,thanks for posting
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Nice work and beautiful gun! I inherited a g-gun and thank goodness everything still works properly. If it didn't, I probably couldn't afford the repair job.
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Len bull made and replaced the tumbler in one of the g guns he roughed it out on a band saw and filed it up he said it was a tough repair.
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The Greener, the work and the Deckel are magnificent.
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Thanks for allowing us to read that, and for the pics and video. Very nice gun, and superb workmanship on your part, Claudio.
Just wondering ......... is there a name for the circular flat areas on the outer part of the fences? I've seen centerfire doubles with protrusions that appear to be a vestige of features from the percussion m/l era doubles, but the shape of those are new to me. Are there blow out plugs in them, hidden in the engraving?
SRH
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Thanks for allowing us to read that, and for the pics and video. Very nice gun, and superb workmanship on your part, Claudio.
Just wondering ......... is there a name for the circular flat areas on the outer part of the fences? I've seen centerfire doubles with protrusions that appear to be a vestige of features from the percussion m/l era doubles, but the shape of those are new to me. Are there blow out plugs in them, hidden in the engraving?
SRH Stan I think the term for those type of fences is serpentine fence or Gardner fences the latter used as Gardner was the surname of the craftsman employed by Greener who carved those fences. I think the circular flat area marks the position of the cross-bolt.
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Fantastic work! You have done a great service to the gun-loving community by saving that masterpiece.
I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To my eye, the Greener Facile Princeps is by far the most beautiful and graceful boxlock.
The Westley Richards is the classic boxlock from its original inventor, and should be admired for that.
The Webley A&W-C (screwgrip) is a work horse and should be admired for its practical design.
But neither is the peer of Greener's Facile Princeps for grace and beauty. Its inward curving cocking levers allow for the nicely rounded front section of the action. This, in turn, allows for the most splendid forearm of any boxlock.
I'm proud to say I own two Facile Princeps rifles: a .450/400 3-1/4" NE, and a .400/360 2-3/4" NE.
Just this past weekend I snagged a bad-assed 10b ball gun, another Facile Princeps, gleaned from the Rock Island auction (Lot 1357, Dec. 5, 2020). I'm anxious to get it in hand. It should mark the end of the tiger problem I've been having in the back yard! Now I just need an elephant and howdah.
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This is posted on behalf of CJO for Stan.
Last edited by canvasback; 12/18/20 02:00 PM.
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