I just may do so if the oppurtunity presents itself !

But to be honest I'd prefer the straight lever .

I'll take the good old lifter any time! seems the way it should be, but I don't know anything, maybe like the old style cause I am old. Hammer guns rule!

Fish Tail Levers
 

My quick survey shows;

Straight Levers 25 - 35000 all open (all 1 frames)

Straight levers 40 - 50000 some open

Fish Tail Levers 50000 - 160000 some open

Highest hammer serial 159157

Highest fishtail hammerless serial 73201

Nothing conclusive here.

Did the fishtail allow the lever to be a few degrees off alignment without being noticably out of line?

Best, Austin

You left out to many words in all but your highest seriel numbers for me to totally understand what you "quick survery" is trying to tell me !

Hence you call it inconclusive at this point it's meanigless for me !

What do the straight and fishtail numbers in the first 3 make reference to ? Serial number range or total manufactured ?

To each his own . WHile I do own a couple visible hammer drillings I'd just as soon have all my double guns to be non visible hammers or hammerless as we so incorrectly say .

Craig,Mr. Hogan is referring to serial number range.

Thanks !

Fish Tail Lever
 

Does anyone have:

A top action S/N less than 50000 with fish tail?

A top action S/N more than 50000 with straight lever?

If so send it to Josh for Parkers Found

Best, Austin

SN 36,491, hooked top lever.

Will not open with right hammer cocked.

I have #51446 with fish tail- is a grade 1 with a 1 stamped on watertable/ has Laminated bbls and coat $65 in 1887.