Hello,
I have a side opening, hammer double, made by the American Arms Co, Boston, to the George H. Fox Patents. Also a copy of the "The "Fox" Gun, 1878" catalog, to which I make reference.
My gun is missing its extractor "bar", but not the slide with the stud that fits on the end of the bar, that limits the sidewise movement of the barrels during ordinary handling.
I can open the gun, as if to load, push a flexible rod in the extractor bar hole, and depress the slide so as to lower the slide/stud. The barrels then can swing further to the side as shown on the right hand illustration in the catalog page of "Directions".
At this point the barrels have swung out so that the raised "swivel plate", just clears the barrel plate, with the broad slot in which it slides when closing.
I believe that I should now be able to lift the barrels off, however, I can not do so! What could possibly be still holding them down?
I appreciate your help!
