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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4127 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Lever Modifications Feb 29^th, 2008 at 4:03pm	Print Post
	During the '40s and '50s, a lot of shooters (especially those in small bore) had their levers modified by the addition of various shaped balls, pistol grips, etc. Does anybody have any pictures of such additions that they like and would be willing to share? My shooting partner just got his first low-wall, and the lever's tail had been straightened slightly and a threaded hole drilled near the end, so I am assuming that was the reason. If you can refer me to pictures in books, etc, that would be helpful as well. I plan to go through my various Grant books tonight in hopes of finding something. As always, TIA! Froggie


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SteveC Full Member Offline Posts: 105 Location: Tacoma Joined: Aug 16^th, 2007	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #1 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 8:46pm	Print Post
	The 9th Edition of "Cartridges of the World" has a picture of one on page 159 that looks very classy. It's shaped for a pistol grip stock.


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marlinguy Ex Member Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater!	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #2 - Mar 2^nd, 2008 at 10:13pm	Print Post
	Here's one for you. Not much of a mod. as it's simply a wood insert in the std. #6 1/2 lever. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4127 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #3 - Mar 2^nd, 2008 at 11:54pm	Print Post
	Thanks, Steve and Vall. The one I was thinking of, I was reminded by Dale53, was used on one of CC Johnson's personally built rifles for his family and which his grandson kindly loaned for pictures for a recent SSR-J article. The plain lazy-S lever is simply straightened slightly at the tail and a wooden pistol grip is affixed to it by a screw and inletting. It is very similar in shape to the pistol grips attached to the lower tangs of some Trap Door Springfields. Vall, was the ball and spur style on that Ballard ever offered by the factory that way? I believe that Stevens did it, but that may have been inspired by custom work on the contemporary Ballards. Anyway, thanks again to all who dug through their pix and memories to help. Regards, Froggie


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11837 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #4 - Mar 3^rd, 2008 at 4:04am	Print Post
	marlinguy, I think you're a half a number off on that lever . Joe.

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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1911 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #5 - Mar 4^th, 2008 at 7:25pm	Print Post
	I have two such levers I will try to post pictures.


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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4127 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #6 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 8:56am	Print Post
	Thanks, bnice. That would be great! Froggie


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1911 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #7 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 9:04am	Print Post
	I actually have a third if I can find it


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1911 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #8 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 9:06am	Print Post
	veiw 2


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1911 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #9 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 9:06am	Print Post
	veiw 3


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1911 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #10 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 9:09am	Print Post
	veiw 4 is the lever for the third grip, as you can see it was modified with the straight tang to attach to.


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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4127 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #11 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 1:11pm	Print Post
	Spectacular, bnice! Those are just what I needed to get my buddy going. He is quite handy with wood working and with those pix he should be able to adapt and design just what he needs. Many thanks. Froggie


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Quarter_Bore Oldtimer Offline Posts: 817 Location: Joined: Dec 16^th, 2005	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #12 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 4:08pm	Print Post
	Here is one that came on an early Hartford Pope .22 that I had.


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marlinguy Ex Member Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater!	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #13 - Mar 6^th, 2008 at 12:33am	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2008 at 4:04am: marlinguy, I think you're a half a number off on that lever . Joe. By golly, you're right Joe! Froggie, I don't know of any factory equipped Ballards with the wood insert on a #6 Ballard, but it was a pretty common change done by shooters.

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.22Hepburn Oldtimer Offline Posts: 835 Location: Pennsylvania Joined: Feb 18^th, 2008	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #14 - Mar 6^th, 2008 at 10:53am	Print Post
	Thanks guys for posting these lever pics. I'll post some off my .22 Ballards Eric Johnson, CC Johnson, and Neidner) once I figure how to work my new fangled digital camera.


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1911 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #15 - Mar 6^th, 2008 at 10:21pm	Print Post
	My levers had eric johnson barrels on the guns they belong to. Don't know if they started life together


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.22Hepburn Oldtimer Offline Posts: 835 Location: Pennsylvania Joined: Feb 18^th, 2008	Re: Lever Modifications Reply #16 - Mar 7^th, 2008 at 4:13pm	Print Post
	bnice, ASSRA has Eric Johnson's shop notes. I was able to get info on my guns ; make of gun and serial number for each barrel. Also, when the guns were barrelled and what work was done as well as the name/address of the person the work was done for. I bought a numbered barrel several years ago that was apparently made so late it wasn't in EJ's shop notes. It must have been one of the last ones he made. You can find out if EJ barrelled the action. I'm still trying to find out what the star designations mean. I have a 1940 barrel with no stars, a 1952 & 1962 8star and one from 1963 marked 5star. The last one I believe is 1963, since it's not in his notes and is threaded for a Ballard.


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