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ArtS:
I think you have nailed it. The water table is very thin at that point and obviously not up to the strain that can be put on the area by careless gun handling. I am, like you, considering welding a piece in to repair the damage.
Mr. Murphy: Methinks the crossmember that you see in the picture which is lacking on your 5E action is the hammer cocking bar. When the hammer is fired said bar lays down against the floor plate.
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Yup, and even though my receiver is not identical to yours, the metal at that point is very thin on my receiver also. Walter, what is the hole in the front end of my water table that is not in Glenn's water table?
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Bill, My collection is in temporary storage but --my guess is the hole for the pin that locks in the hinge pin???
Walter c. Snyder
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In my experience, gun manufacturers in those times dealt quite regularly with individual customers as well as hardware stores who only sporadically placed an order. They did what they had to do to sell a gun. Murphy Been trying to remember, but cant recall a Sinclair family running a store in Frenchtown, so my guess is a private individual. Next time I'm back home, I'll check to see what the local paper has for information. Gets me curious about what kind of trap shooting may have been going on in farm country.
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Might this be your man? From 1930 US census
Name: Jerome J Sinclair
Home in 1930: Frenchtown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: New Jersey
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary R
Race: White
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Jerome J Sinclair 66
Mary R Sinclair 69
Howard K Sinclair 25
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Might this be your man? From 1930 US census
Name: Jerome J Sinclair
Home in 1930: Frenchtown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: New Jersey
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary R
Race: White
Occupation:
Education:
Military service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
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Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Jerome J Sinclair 66
Mary R Sinclair 69
Howard K Sinclair 25
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Wow, excellent, I think you've got him. I need to become more internet friendly. The son, Howard should have been around when Mom was growing up. I'll ask her if she remembers a Sinclair family.
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Gentlemens:
Is this cool or what? Thanks to you all!
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Seems there was a Hugh, or Hew, Sinclair living in Frenchtown years ago. Living on Harrison Ave, the main drag through town. He may have been Mayor at one time. Maybe this is son Howard?.
Interesting to find out where JJ Sinclair took his fine Ithaca to shoot trap. Maybe a local hunting club - would someone buy a specialized trap gun for Sunday traps and beer?
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It's a strange world out there. My entire ATA career happened in one year and a couple of hundred birds. However, I probably own thirty trap guns and am looking for more. Oh well.
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