kaveman, I had to at least pay for the work done or else I doubt that it would have been worth the effort as it was in a very sorry state when I got it. I just had to do it for the sake of the gun because of its historical significance. There seems to be a number of variants to the push forward underlever model; I suppose that they were just trying to get it right. Quite a few had a swing out lever similar to the Jones action and quite a few were made with a top lever cocking action and true sidelocks. I know of at least one sidelock with a side lever cocking but judging by the amount of effort required to cock and open it I would doubt that they made another. I is a gun that I intend to keep in my collection and take out from time to time for a shot or two at game. Both barrels are true cylinder. It has quite a decent balance to it and fits me well. lagopus.....
