Originally Posted By: L. Brown
Rex and Sandhurst were not sideplated--or, as Coggie would have said, were not fitted with "ornamental strengthening plates".

The Sandhurst was sideplated.

Originally Posted By: Snipe Hunter
Is there a way to tell if it is a Cosmos or an Avant Tout?

'Avant Tout' refers specifically to C&H's patented assisted-opening ejector system, and is also generally applied to the range of Cogswell & Harrison boxlocks using it. The 'Avant Tout' name did not necessarily appear on these guns. The ball-and-shot gun on Plate 9, for example, is both a Cosmos and an Avant Tout.

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