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Unread 03-31-2022, 02:28 PM   #1
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Just a thought maybe a dumb one too but I have wondered if the fishtail lever was for us left handed shooters to give a edge as its closer to the left side when we open a sxs
Being a Lefty, I can say assuredly, it's not a dumb thought.
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This 'Ex Libris Dean Romig' 16 gauge 0-frame Grade 1 opens easily with the right hammer cocked.



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Here's another 0-frame Grade 1 16 gauge that also opend with the right hammer cocked.



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Yet another 0-frame 16 gauge Grade-1 that opens with the right hammer cocked.



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I have a Grade-4 12 gauge 1-frame that opens with the right hammer cocked and doesn’t need a fish tail lever.



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Two of my hammer guns open with hammer back my D grade no just a bit
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Two of my hammer guns open with hammer back my D grade no just a bit
Are they straight kever or fishtail?





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Gun opens with right hammer cocked and fishtail touches the hammer. It is a 2 frame.
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Fishtail
16 zero frame opens with rh cocked
12 1 frame opens with rh cocked
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