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13bravo20 Participating Member Offline Posts: 11 Joined: Oct 21^st, 2023	Re: Mystery falling block Reply #15 - Nov 16^th, 2023 at 1:22am	Print Post
	Resized pic of lever and block and the trigger which has a really long tang. The upper hole in the breach block is just a straight through hole. It sort of reminds me of the M119 Howitzer's breach blocks that I used to man back in the 90's. Now to think of it that was technically a single shot of 105mm. lol


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1234 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Mystery falling block Reply #16 - Nov 16^th, 2023 at 8:30am	Print Post
	And to imagine "no CNC machines were used " in the manufacturing of this rifle... JMH


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 659 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Mystery falling block Reply #17 - Nov 16^th, 2023 at 9:07am	Print Post
	Thank you for posting the additional pictures. I definitely believe it is a J. H. Brown rifle but it differs slightly from the two originals I have seen and the patent drawing. Which makes me think it was a prototype. It will be interesting to see what caliber it is.


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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Mystery falling block Reply #18 - Nov 18^th, 2023 at 5:04pm	Print Post
	The most obvious difference from the one or two Browns I've seen photos of is the spurred hammer. Bill Lawrence


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TRowe Full Member Offline Posts: 172 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2017	Re: Mystery falling block Reply #19 - Jan 8^th, 2024 at 7:53pm	Print Post
	I think you might contact Dick Binger and send him photos. Is their a possibility that it could be a D. S. Cole? I don't know but Dick would.


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KWK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 398 Location: USA Joined: Jul 12^th, 2004	Re: Mystery falling block Reply #20 - Jan 16^th, 2024 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	The parts are more less as in John Brown's US patent 290,737 (google will have a copy). The patent does not show a hammer spur. Overall, the basic action is similar to the D.S. Cole (patent 291,153) in that both have a cam on the back of the breech to push back the hammer, but Cole's is a bit simpler overall.
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