Originally Posted By: L. Brown
Jack, the fact that Churchill built his prototype in 1914 is irrelevant.

It is relevant when someone conjectures that the gun was a "pure and simple" marketing ploy for the unforeseeable post-WWI market.
Originally Posted By: L. Brown
The fact that Hellis had been selling guns with 26" barrels earlier is also irrelevant.

It is relevant when someone conjectures that the XXV's shorter barrels were a "new gimmick" in the 1920s because of all the 28" and 30" guns on the market.
Originally Posted By: L. Brown
You keep missing the point, Jack, which is that Churchill clearly assigned "exclusive merit" to his choice of 25" barrels--

That may now be your point, Larry. You introduced it, and no one else here has been arguing it. Perhaps it is irrelevant.

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