Yeah...pretty neat.

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Did a little digging this morning, only something like 750 hammerless guns were made in Syracuse, NY before Lyman Cornelius Smith sold his business to John Hunter Sr. in 1888. From my reading, this one seems to be an earlier gun, circa 1886?

No wonder you never see them.

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For a sense of scale, 601 examples were made of this Quality 2 in 1890 (per Mr. Stubbendieck), and they were only just getting started.

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Also, no more "Syracuse-type" heavy bolsters after 1890 so...a 1 year only version (wish this 12 looked as good as that 10).

Last edited by Lloyd3; 08/04/25 11:06 AM.