The boxlocks give nothing away in quality to that Rogers type back-action sidelock. Nothing at all.
I'm not sure where you are going with this OWD - simply finding guns you like better and saying "see this is better" doesn't inform us very much. The type of hinge pin only indicates the early nature of the guns, the double dog cocking levers influenced this choice and were expensive and complex to make and fit.
I was not offering up a challenge with the photos, they are best quality by any measure. I just thought they would be interesting for people to see.
BTW, for those interested in provenance, they were made in the late 1890s for Sir James Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland, who became the 4th Baronet of Clifton on the death of his father in 1876.
Last edited by Small Bore; 07/18/12 02:10 PM.
