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William Ford with single non-selective trigger #675998 06/16/26 10:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI Geoff Roznak OP Sidelock
OP Geoff Roznak Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI	I have a William Ford BLE on the way with a single non selective trigger. Serial number is 8798, so somewhere between 1904 and 1911 (I've found two Fords with serial numbers that bracket this one), but probably closer to the earlier date. What do we know about them, when did they come into use, what impact on value might they have? ...and if anyone knows who has the Ford records, that'd be cool to know.
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Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger Geoff Roznak #676047 06/17/26 02:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI Geoff Roznak OP Sidelock
OP Geoff Roznak Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI	The rest of the photos.
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Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger Geoff Roznak #676079 06/18/26 09:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI Geoff Roznak OP Sidelock
OP Geoff Roznak Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI	No one has info on William Ford and/or English single triggers?

Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger Geoff Roznak #676082 06/18/26 09:43 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI Geoff Roznak OP Sidelock
OP Geoff Roznak Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI	For anyone following along, I've got the date of mfr. down to 1908.

Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger Geoff Roznak #676091 06/18/26 01:22 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 9,490 Likes: 15 W KNIEI Jagermeister Sidelock
Jagermeister Sidelock Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 9,490 Likes: 15 W KNIEI	I'm on vacation away from my references so I can't comment on this trigger. Reliable single non-selective triggers especially non-inertia ones are a plus for me. Most people don't like them even if they almost never shoot left barrel first.
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Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger Geoff Roznak #676092 06/18/26 01:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 511 Likes: 155 North Carolina CJF Sidelock
CJF Sidelock Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 511 Likes: 155 North Carolina	Geoff, I own two William Fords, but unfortunately I don’t have any insight into either Ford records nor the single triggers they might have used. (My two are a chamberless 10gr in original condition, and a chamberless 12 rechambered to 10ga.). Good luck with your search. Chris
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Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger CJF #676101 06/18/26 04:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI Geoff Roznak OP Sidelock
OP Geoff Roznak Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI	Originally Posted by CJF Geoff, I own two William Fords, but unfortunately I don’t have any insight into either Ford records nor the single triggers they might have used. (My two are a chamberless 10gr in original condition, and a chamberless 12 rechambered to 10ga.). Good luck with your search. Chris I read about Ford's "chamberless" work when I was researching him. Interesting idea.

Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger Jagermeister #676102 06/18/26 04:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI Geoff Roznak OP Sidelock
OP Geoff Roznak Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI	Originally Posted by Jagermeister I'm on vacation away from my references so I can't comment on this trigger. Reliable single non-selective triggers especially non-inertia ones are a plus for me. Most people don't like them even if they almost never shoot left barrel first. I appreciate the reply regardless. If you think about it once you're home, that'd be great. I've shot my AyA Model 53 with a single non-selective trigger for over 20 years now...barrel selection is - IMO - overrated for ~90% of shots we take with shotguns.

Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger Geoff Roznak #676113 06/18/26 08:40 PM
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bushveld Sidelock Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,151 Likes: 474	William Ford is known to have made a gun with a Boss patent (turret type) single trigger, but i see from your photo that your incoming gun is not a Boss single trigger. Stephen Howell
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Re: William Ford with single non-selective trigger bushveld #676141 06/19/26 11:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI Geoff Roznak OP Sidelock
OP Geoff Roznak Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,020 Likes: 143 Further Up North, WI	Originally Posted by bushveld William Ford is known to have made a gun with a Boss patent (turret type) single trigger, but i see from your photo that your incoming gun is not a Boss single trigger. Stephen Howell How can you tell by looking at the photos? Was there some defining external characteristic of the Boss trigger that this gun lacks?

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