| Huvius |
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| 11/02/25 02:41 PM |
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Re: Mystery double in mystery caliber
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Nice looking dr and engraving.
Fits nicely into the thread on straight gripped double rifles.
This example I really like - more than most!
I looked to see if it had detachable sidelocks. Because it looks like and has the same engraving patterns as my Azhur shotgun. But of course that is a copy of an H & H design as well.
It's a classic design all over. Quite British and IMO not very German-like look.
I imagine a 10.75x52R would be a quite mild medium game cartridge. 340 grs at a moderate velocity. Adequate for moose and bear in the Finnish forests.
The action is similar to my Springer which was a 10.75 when originally made.
It's a "sideplate boxlock" which is just as it sounds. A nice stylistic way of making a boxlock look like a sidelock and offer a nice palate for more engraving.