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Unread 04-08-2023, 03:43 PM   #1
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A couple pictures of an elegant 1893 Woodward Best...






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A splendid gun, indeed! I owned a 12-bore Woodward hammergun once. Records revealed it was originally made up for Frank Heathcote, Esq. -- founder of the Hurlingham Club.
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Just stunning, I love the stock!
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Nice!! I really like the fences on that gun, and the engraving generally. They don't make 'em like that any more.
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Lovely gun! Outstanding example of London best.
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fine fine fine............charlie
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Are "fences" what I've been referring to as "side clips?" Damn that's nice.
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Are "fences" what I've been referring to as "side clips?" Damn that's nice.
Andy, they are not the same. The hemispherical part if the receiver is sometimes referred to as fences. The side clips are the irregular part of the fence which intrudes upon the circumference of the barrel breech. This gun’s fences also have side clips.

https://www.hallowellco.com/fences.htm

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Thank you Dean!
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What a great gun. It would go well with my Woodward single barrel trap.
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