Greener thought side-locks to be an anachronism once the cocks went inside in the 1870s.The on-going debate of side-lock versus box-lock is a recent invention. Greener's comment favored his new hammerless box-lock in the context a modernization of the action that was less costly to make.
"400 Nitro Express":...
To suggest that the debate is a recent invention is hilarious. You have a lot of reading to do. [/quote]
"EDM": Along comes puesdo-named "400 Nitro Express," and with zero information to contribute, he says my well-researched, well-documented, and throughly vetted statement about the dearth of 19th century box-lock versus side-lock debate is "hilarious." And that I, of all people, "...have a lot of reading to do." .
"Timothy S":...Edward, we've already established that you're the smartest guy in the room, please don't rub our noses in it. [/quote]
Timothy S: Not the smartest, but at least well-read, and never one to turn the other cheek when when some unknown poster takes a cheap shot. Query: What did "400 Nitro Express" contribute other than a gratuitous personal dig? By the way, I prefer Ed, as in Edwin.
And anyone who cares to peruse my ten-page listing of bound research materials, original and reprint catalogs of all makers and many pre-WWI sporting goods sellers, bound editions of pulp weeklies, shotgun-related books, memorabilia, and ephemera can personal message me here or e-mail <knightofthetrigger@yahoo.com> for a list. My age and health dictates that it's time to share the wealth. The spring creeks of SW Wisconsin beckon me and my 6-foot 3-weight. Being the "smartest guy in the room" is hardly a term of endearment, and catches me flack...being "smartest on the trout stream" is a critique usually reserved to fish that need catchin'. Edwin D. Muderlak a/k/a EDM
