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The "muzzleloaderish" style is common enough on relatively early breachloaders. I'd bet the gunmakers had to do some scramble on workaway of stock muzzleloader parts when the break-open gun took over.
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Rocketman you are right on that as they would have used up parts that were made for the earlier guns. The hammers are of the percussion type with the cupped noses to prevent fragments of the cap flying off, similarly the fences are shaped to also deflect percussion cap fragments and the metal butt plate so that the gun could be stood on the ground whilst being loaded. I would think that these common muzzle loader features would have continued in vogue for some time. It was just the shape of the barrel flats that puzzled me slightly. I have one or two early breech loaders that still show one or more of these features. Beautiful specimen none the less. Lagopus.....
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Actually most muzzleloader hammers were vented to the front....I think the fences were retained on hammer guns in case gas got past the firing pins should a primer rupture.
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Since it took a long time to convince the shooting public that the breechloader was more efficient than the muzzleloader, maybe gunmakers saw it that way to and purposely designed their guns to look similar to a muzzleloader as a selling point. Ease the transition in to the modern design and era!!!
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I have a 10 gauge I. Hollis hammer gun that dates from the 1880s. It's in wonderful condition and I love shooting it. However, except for the engraving, it looks exactly like a number of Scott hammer guns I've seen pictured, which makes me wonder if Hollis simply bought them in and finished them or even just bought them fully finished with his name engraved on them.
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I agree Remington40x there is something awful familiar about an Isaac Hollis, especially when you compare it to a Scott!!
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