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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen
Does that trigger guard rotate like a Jones underlever to take the gun down?
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This gun does have a keyed forend but doesn't break down in the manner we are used to seeing with most doubles. The barrels are fixed to the action with a partial dovetail at the breech of the action and then retained with a screw from below, very similar to standard muzzle loading barrel hooks but far more refined. Removal of that screw AND the extractor mechanism would presumably allow for the barrels to be drifted off the action from right to left (toward the hinge) but unless there was a catastrophic tube failure I can't imagine any reason to attempt it. The photo with the hinged breech open shows the extractor in the fully rearward position so trigger guard fully hinged forward. The only function of the all wooden forend (other than being a forend) is to conceal the extractor coil spring and retaining rod. Please excuse the poor condition of the example I am able to photograph here. The OP should be very pleased with his wonderful example, not too many around like that one!
Ken