If we say it often enough, perhaps it'll happen...happen...happen... 

David
Montezuma, IA

HI, ALL, I'm back from the hospital and some travels so i'll try to answer your questions.

a top tang- HAS BEEN  AVAILABLE  FOR SEVERAL MONTHS-  as an option. we need to correct the angle and the contour.   

the cost of making new moulds for the castings is prohibitive.

by using the existing tooling we are trying to offer an AFFORDABLE  Custom Rifle BUILT TO YOUR SPECS.

RE; making BORCHARDTS - no one would pay what it would cost to tool up to make them.   and there is no REAL  demand for them....only talk. people wishing for something that doesn't exist. 

if there were a real demand for it someone would buy the casting kits, make the jigs & tooling to quickly and accurately machine them and offer them for sale.   doing that is a NO BRAINER. So why haven't bigger minds than mine thought of it..... and more importantly done it ?

re: drilling & tapping top tang    we are leaving them blank until we know what you want. we don't want to commit the rifle to any particular brand of sight. 

the same for BARRELS  you name the make and details of the barrel you want and we'll get it. We don't want to try to sell you a barrel you don't want.

Thanks for the drawings with suggestions. We are making a prototype with similar revisions to the bottom front.  we cannot change the breechblock area - there would be no support for it if we cut off the back.  a new lever shape would be a big help for appearances thought this thing looks a lot like some of the originals.

We have received our first engraved model . i'll try to post some pictures later.

THANKS FOR YOUR POSITIVE COMMENTS  ! I MEAN IT.[color=#ff3300][/color]

Hello Tom,
  My name is Tom Kocis,I live in Streetsboro Ohio & am the developer of the Wickliffe Single shot rifle, with patent & manufacturing rights assigned to Triple S Development Co. 
  I was employed there as production mgr. & later promoter to exec. vice president( from 1964 thru the ultimate closing of the plant in 1978)
  I have most of the drawings, heat treat specs. & machining sequences for the various components for these rifles.
  If interested, contact me at tomnmar2@sbcglobal.net.
  I hvve also patented the "chokematic", an automatic compensating shotgun choke, that we at Triple S Dev.Co. produced for around 8 years & have several of these units, should you care to look into this as another production item.
  Sincerely Tom Kocis 1460 Pike Pk'wy. Streetsboro,OH 44241
    Phone 330-626-3305
  I know that you have seen my name mentioned in John Duncan's website( thoroughly without my knowledge or permission & he has since taken down his website)

Harry ---- the last time Al Storie (Borchardt Co. owner) and I spoke, He was backordered 40 rifles AND, he has ceased running all ads until he can get caught up.  Al told me he would be interested in speaking to anyone interested in buying the co.   Ken

Tom K. ----   Was really great talking to you the other day , been to many years.  Give me a call when you get the chance and we'll kick around days gone by.  Best regards,   ken

Wow, Harry!  People really DO read my stuff from time to time.  Some of you guys even remember what I say! 

You are absolutely right that it was a painful separation when I had to send that rifle back to its "rightful owner."  The great thing about being a gun writer (even in such a small way as I am) is that you get to play with such neat stuff.  The awful thing about being a gun writer is that you often have to pay for it or send it back!  "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat..." as the old sports commercial used to say. 

As far as Al's age and plans, I haven't spoken to him in quite a while, but I feel certain he would want the production to continue, even if his age forces him to slow down a bit.  He really seems to love that rifle, and it shows in the quality he puts in each one.  I hope somebody qualified will step up and assume production when the time comes. 

Regards,
Froggie