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I like it. I too think the drop points are cool. Any pictures of the barrel/sights and proofs?
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I will get more pics and certainly share them. The buttplate is a trap of the style you often seen with engraving and checkering. The cheek piece has the very fine shadow line cut around its edge. The rifle has been rebarreled so I don't expect there are any under the forearm. The forearm is original and the barrel fits it pretty well. The front sight is pretty ordinary and the front barrel swivel is missing.
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Stock has lovely proportions, reminiscent of Shelhamer, although I don't recall him using drop points. Might look for Niedner # on barrel under forearm, but I believe they usually marked top of barrel?
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If you have to have a rebarreled Farquharson, a .30-40 is about perfect! And the tang sight is a neat extra. Methinks somebody meant to hunt something!
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Here are 3 detail pictures. I share so that maybe we can further determine maker and era: Buttplate is marked Germany and trade available in the early 20th century. The grip cap also available to the trade in the early 2oth century. Common English scroll engaved The last is of the cheekpiece and you can see the detail of the cut shadow line. If anything, this may stir some thoughts as to who did this detail:
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Can you tell me what make and model tang sight that is?
Thanks.
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Maybe a customized version of Lyman 103 tang sight?
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I would have to agree that it is some kind of customized Lyman sight. But I must also say that it is very well done. It looks like it came from the factory so maybe Lyman actually made them. Another interesting thing is that there isn't any exposed screw to hold it on to the rifle tang. The screw must come up from under the top tang and you have to remove the butt stock to get at the screw. I'll take some close ups of it and post when I have a chance.
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The grip cap, butt plate, and cheek piece all look like G&H to me.
Bill Ferguson
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