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Ripp
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Westley Richards--Monkey tail breechloader
#261497 - 03/03/15 12:41 AM

There was an article on this in the most recent copy of GUNS AND AMMO..
While this isn't the same article, found this interesting..

Ripp

http://www.roaring-forties.co.uk/home/monkey-tail-history

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Re: Westley Richards--Monkey tail breechloader [Re: Ripp]
#261502 - 03/03/15 02:46 AM

Interesting. Thanks.

In the States, the Jenks Carbines were a sort of earlier or same time equivalent = the raising tang mounted lever (line the monkey tail) pulled back a plunger(like the monkey tail) opened up a hole in the top breech end of the barrel (like a Ferguson rifle), where loose ball and powder could be loaded, the tang's lever closed the side slapper capped and thus ready to fire.

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Ash
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Re: Westley Richards--Monkey tail breechloader [Re: DarylS]
#261554 - 03/03/15 11:10 PM

Great read, thank you. There's some beautiful, well engraved sporters by Westley Richards on these guns.

And the fellow who bought it is fixing it up nicely

(It's not me though)

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Ripp
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Re: Westley Richards--Monkey tail breechloader [Re: Ash]
#261559 - 04/03/15 01:12 AM

Wow--thx for posting the pics...

Lucky guy to be working on that..

Ripp

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Norman4
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Re: Westley Richards--Monkey tail breechloader [Re: Ripp]
#261581 - 04/03/15 05:23 AM

Wow Ash. Nice little rifle. Funny thing is I had a Snider almost identical but for the sights in .577. Wish I had pics of it. I couldn't hit a flock of barns with it and let it go to a collector. Kicked like an unholy mule with the shorter barrel. Made some impressive pyrotechnics though. Nice to see someone putting that one back to right.

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