That Hallowell Deeley & Edge forearm lever definition is way over simplified. Just because there is a lever in the forearm doesn't make it a Deeley and Edge mechanism fastener. In the U.S., E. Remington & Sons had an exclusivity agreement with D & E and began using the Deeley & Edge fastener on the last variations of their Whitmore "lifter" hammer doubles beginning in 1879, and on all later Remington top snap hammer doubles. After the exclusivity and patents ran out many U.S. makers used the Deeley & Edge fastner, but not Parker Bros. The lever in a Parker forearm (Charles A. King, Patent No. 201,618 granted Mar. 26, 1878) actuates a tilting block which engages the forearm loop. Ansley H. Fox used this Parker-style fastener on his Philadelphia Arms Co. Fox doubles, but used a Deeley & Edge on his A.H. Fox Gun Co. guns. Early Ithaca Gun Co. NID models used the Deeley & Edge fastener, but by 1935-6 changed to a Parker-like tilting block actuated by the lever along with a Baker J-spring on their ejector guns and just the Baker J-spring on extractor ones.
Last edited by Researcher; 12/28/15 12:06 AM.
