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As far as I know (we spent a most pleasant collector's 'show-and-tell' weekend with a mutual friend a couple of months ago) he has been using it for everything for some time now. I was surprised/impressed - he does beautiful work. The get-together was great, but bittersweet as I sold my Hotchkiss Army Rifle #101, which has quite a history, to the third gentleman.Originally Posted by Kragrifle
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This is a Test photo to improve photo sharpness. Can anyone see the photo?
is the image sharp?
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Last edited by Fred; 09-27-2021 at 09:01.
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Another test photo below.
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I see it just fine, Fred . . . .sharp and clear too!
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Thank You Jim!!
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Sharper photo 1
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Sharper photo 2
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The firing pin spring was still inside of the breech block when I took this photo and can be seen through the retaining screw hole.
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Last edited by Fred; 09-28-2021 at 07:54.
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Wonderful pics for trading info back and forth, and not BAD pictures (the muzzle shot is probably the sharpest) but how about some without a background to distract the eye? That rifle is not only very rare, but damn near mint/new to boot!
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I’ll set up the White background on the table and see what happens Dick.
I’ll take both black and white and color photos and see what happens.
Do you have to click on the links to see the photos?
Last edited by Fred; 09-27-2021 at 03:49.
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OK, and yes, clicking on the link here on Jouster opens the pic directly with any intermediate steps.
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An 1866 inspectors stamp, “N”
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On this rifle, the latch has a Domed shape and is not ground down flat like on later rifles.
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The receiver was cut to make room for the 1866 rear sight, which was left whole. Here a bit of the barrel thread was left exposed. Strong squared off threads.
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Last edited by Fred; 09-27-2021 at 05:27.
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