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11-03-2009, 10:10 PM | #3 | ||||||
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The fish tail lever has something to do with opening the gun when the hammer is cocked? David
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11-03-2009, 11:05 PM | #4 | ||||||
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That's right David. Generally, a hammer gun with a straight lever cannot be opened when the right hammer is cocked. The "fishtail" lever was designed not only as a convenience to the shooter but also as a safety measure eliminating the necessity of lowering the hammer down on a live chamber in order to open the gun.
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11-04-2009, 05:41 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Gents,
Thanks for the info. Do the lower grades 0 and 1 you are referring to equate to the PH and VH for a 1 and Trojan for 0 except for hammer guns? Thanks, Jack Kuzepski |
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11-07-2009, 09:45 PM | #6 | ||||||
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PH & VH are anachronistic as the VH is a later model than the PH. 0 grade was often called "Twist" and PH (which came as a later designation) would be a grade 1, or there about, nothing firm about the looks of some of the earlier numbered models. The VH had steel barrels and the PH had damascus. Yes, Trojan would be a 0 and VH a 1. David
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11-08-2009, 09:33 AM | #7 | ||||||
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Actually, the Trojan was not assigned a grade number designation and the V grade is a zero grade. The V and the P were made during the same period for many years, the V a zero grade, the P a grade 1.
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11-08-2009, 02:15 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Bill and David,
Thanks for the clarification. Seems that I have a good bit more to learn about the guns. Jack Kuzepski |
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