Fred - Build it and we will come!!!
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Fred - Build it and we will come!!!
Fred - Build it and we will come!!!
I am sorry I may have given a 'bum rap' to E.S....
I am sorry I may have given a 'bum rap' to E.S. Allin, whose 'cartouche' appears on the model 1871 (Springfield made) .50-70 Rolling-Block rifles. I did not know about W.S. Smoot, his patent and...
That Rolling-Block 'safety feature', (dropping to...
That Rolling-Block 'safety feature', (dropping to 1/2 cock, when the block was closed), IIRC was designed by Erskine S. Allin. I can't help but think he had a 'vested interest' and was put in the...