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Originally Posted by Fred Preston
A few years ago at a NSTRA trial, I was using my 1884 lifter and attracted some attention, especially from an eastern European gentleman who told me of a European hammer gun that was equipped with a safety.
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Fred I field trial in NSTRA too. I use an old beater VH 12. Get lots of comments and questions - mostly "What is that?"
My shooting student and double gun mentor Joe Wood has a near pristine London flintlock sixteen double with a grip safety. And Henry Crank in England has a percussion gun with a grip safety on his website -
http://www.henrykrank.com/dps103.html
I know that is not what you are looking for but I think it is interesting that they were doing safeties way back then.
Best,
Mike