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Some single shots back in the day. (Read 86566 times)

calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3535 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #330 - Jul 10^th, 2024 at 3:45pm	Print Post
	Well, it isn't tough to identify the pair on the right- well-known names even today. But is the fellow on the top left the one who got famous, and likely richer, selling gun sights?


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1895 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #331 - Jul 11^th, 2024 at 12:54am	Print Post
	Sure is, and he lived in Denver designing and selling his sights before moving to San Francisco and doing the same. He shot quite well in both locations, and fared much better than Pope did with his experience with the 1906 earthquake. Kings success continued into the 1940's if memory serves. I still have one of his catalogs I got from Frank Schilling's gun shop on Post street in San Jose in the late fifties.

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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3535 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #332 - Jul 11^th, 2024 at 8:44am	Print Post
	thanks for the answer to the post I made. one more bit of history to add to the mix. this joint is just full of knowledge to be shared.


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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 329 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #333 - Jul 16^th, 2024 at 12:40pm	Print Post
	A babe and her Ballard. Lillian Smith. Regards, powderman


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sureshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 293 Location: Snohomish Joined: May 27^th, 2007	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #334 - Jul 16^th, 2024 at 2:21pm	Print Post
	I wonder what the two extra screws on the side of the Ballard were for? Any ideas? Steve


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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 329 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #335 - Jul 19^th, 2024 at 1:07am	Print Post
	sureshot wrote on Jul 16^th, 2024 at 2:21pm: I wonder what the two extra screws on the side of the Ballard were for? Any ideas? Steve Could it be for some type of bullet seater, or perhaps some type of sight that is not mounted? Regards, powderman


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15969 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #336 - Jul 19^th, 2024 at 10:14am	Print Post
	Strange location for a breech seating tool, and seems a bit low for a sight also? Wonder if it was for a finger rest that some shooters added when they lightened the triggers to a hair trigger?

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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 329 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #337 - Jul 20^th, 2024 at 10:29pm	Print Post
	It appears the Ballard has no rear sight. A Climin' Lyman would mount low. Regards, powderman
	« Last Edit: Aug 11^th, 2024 at 3:43pm by powderman »

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11407 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #338 - Jul 23^rd, 2024 at 11:57am	Print Post
	Seems unlikely but the white spots could be a defect in the photo.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3840 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #339 - Jul 23^rd, 2024 at 3:30pm	Print Post
	I vote for defect. Here's another one of her with two white spots in her lever action's magazine tube. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links))


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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 329 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #340 - Aug 11^th, 2024 at 3:37pm	Print Post
	A buckaroo and his Borchardt. Regards powderman


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3535 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #341 - Aug 12^th, 2024 at 8:51am	Print Post
	I have seen this one somewhere- remember the unusual way of fastening the shirt. But, I really like those chaps and his choice of shootin' iron. Good photo-


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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 329 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #342 - Aug 17^th, 2024 at 1:38am	Print Post
	Looks like a type of single shot I can't identify. Regards, powderman


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3535 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #343 - Aug 17^th, 2024 at 2:40pm	Print Post
	not exactly single shot- but I doubt that either managed a second- here's a new one on me. I think it would be good to include this in the matches where horses are available. The helmets are probably a good idea if it is adopted. whadda ya say?


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1379 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Some single shots back in the day. Reply #344 - Aug 17^th, 2024 at 5:43pm	Print Post
	Don't think I would be standing on those horses when the shot was fired... JMH


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