June 21, 2022

Side-Plated Drop-Lock .500/.416
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Side-plating a body-action gun is a practice almost as old as the 1875 Anson & Deeley patent. As a revolutionary concept, the aesthetic of the 'boxlock' was unlike anything the gunmaker or sportsman of the day had seen before. They were used to looking at lock plates and appreciated the graceful lines and scope for engraving they created.

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