Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Double Rifle Photos & Archive

Pages: 1

OahuKaneohe
.275 member

Reged: 03/12/08
Posts: 98
Loc: Hawaii, Oahu, Kaneohe

My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE
#251664 - 07/08/14 04:13 AM

The factory letter states this was completed Oct. 12, 1897 at a weight of 8 lbs, 13 oz.
The first owner paid 33 guineas for it.

Top lever, hidden greener cross bolt, 28" barrels and steel butt plate, black powder fences.

Shoots to the top of the front bead at 50 yards with a load of 48 grains of H 4198 with foam wads
under 300 grain LBT gas check bullet. About 1900 f/s the Sherman Bell load.

Shoots to the top of the front bead at 100 yards with the same load and the folded leaf rear.

I believe the screws that go horizontal into both sides of the standing breech are for intercepting
sears.

Post Extras:

Ripp
.577 member

Reged: 19/02/07
Posts: 16072
Loc: Montana, USA

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: OahuKaneohe]
#251666 - 07/08/14 04:41 AM

Great looking double..congrats..

Ripp

--------------------
ALL MEN DIE, BUT FEW MEN TRULY LIVE..

Post Extras:

rglenz
.300 member

Reged: 14/03/08
Posts: 136
Loc: w. Minn

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: Ripp]
#251667 - 07/08/14 04:45 AM

Nice rifle,sounds like it shoots well. I believe the screws you refer to retain the firing pins.

Post Extras:

OahuKaneohe
.275 member

Reged: 03/12/08
Posts: 98
Loc: Hawaii, Oahu, Kaneohe

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: rglenz]
#251669 - 07/08/14 04:53 AM

I just bought a Joseph Manton double in .405 Winchester, but I cannot find brass cases.
Is anyone willing to sell me some cases?
my e mail is:

ble00321@hawaiiantel.net

Mahalo in advance.

Post Extras:

aromakr
.375 member

Reged: 20/04/11
Posts: 849
Loc: Hamilton, Montana

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: OahuKaneohe]
#251787 - 08/08/14 11:43 PM

OahuKaneohe:

The basic case being made for the 40-90 3 1/4" Sharps straight, can be made into .405 Winchester by just cutting to length. They should be available from Shilo Sharps or C. Sharps in Big Timber, Montana.
Bob

Edited by aromakr (08/08/14 11:44 PM)

Post Extras:

tinker
.416 member

Reged: 12/03/05
Posts: 4835
Loc: Nevada

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: aromakr]
#251802 - 09/08/14 06:01 AM

That C&H looks great!

--------------------
--Self-Appointed Colonel, DRSS--

"It IS a dangerous game, and so named for a reason, and you can't play from the keyboard. " --Some Old Texan...

Post Extras:

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26994
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: tinker]
#251804 - 09/08/14 07:21 AM

From Hawaii, you should be able to order them from trackofthewolf.com - or buffaloarms.com or Midway, etc, etc.

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Post Extras:

Marrakai
.416 member

Reged: 09/01/03
Posts: 3591
Loc: Darwin, Top End of Australia

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: DarylS]
#251939 - 11/08/14 10:17 PM

OahuKaneohe:
That's a lovely Coggie indeed, add my congratulations to the above.
I have a great fondness for the late-era BP hammerless doubles, very shootable rifles with light nitro loads and often very well engraved and appointed.
Top stuff!

--------------------
Marrakai
When the bull drops, the bullshit stops!
--------------------------------
www.marrakai-adventure.com.au

Post Extras:

OahuKaneohe
.275 member

Reged: 03/12/08
Posts: 98
Loc: Hawaii, Oahu, Kaneohe

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: Marrakai]
#252553 - 23/08/14 05:26 AM

A person requested photos of the fore end, so here they are:
There is no take down lever, one just used a finger at the very tip to remove the fore end.

Even flat top checkering.

Post Extras:

mtAl
.224 member

Reged: 14/05/14
Posts: 15
Loc: Montana

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: OahuKaneohe]
#252574 - 23/08/14 11:36 PM

Great looking double!

Post Extras:

Chasseur
.375 member

Reged: 18/11/03
Posts: 771
Loc: Hunting classic Indian game!

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: mtAl]
#252689 - 26/08/14 04:20 AM

Nice! It looks even better in person

--------------------
In regards to action he should devote himself to hunting...
-Machiavelli

Post Extras:

livinus
.224 member

Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 47
Loc: belgium

Re: My Cogswell and Harrison 450 3 1/4 BPE [Re: Chasseur]
#253246 - 06/09/14 03:46 AM

Very nice rifle, has a 'made in Belgium' look except for the unusual forend-release. The little screws in Belgian double rifles traditionaly are hollow and serve as escape outlet for gas in case of a pierced primer.
Greetings
Livinus

Post Extras:

Pages: 1

Extra information

0 registered and 113 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: CptCurl

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 6774

NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact