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Dec 24th, 2023 at 11:31pm
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I was told the story that this was built for Milton Farrow‘s granddaughter. A guy that went by square ball From Arizona I believe owned it until John Eddie Ross, of Ada Oklahoma bought it. He brought it to me to have the extractor worked on By the way, not a very good design. so I took it apart and took these pictures. The tornado got the originals but I still have pictures of pictures on a thumb drive. It was nickel plated. And as you can tell, very high-quality. I believe it was sold in his estate by Ron Peterson when he passed. Thought some of you guys might enjoy it.
  
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Reply #1 - Dec 24th, 2023 at 11:33pm
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More pictures and by the way, it was a 22 WCF
  
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Reply #2 - Dec 24th, 2023 at 11:53pm
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Wow! A stunning little rifle! I like Farrow rifles!
  

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Reply #3 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 9:15am
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What a neat little rifle. One thing that stood out to me was the checkering.  Dale.
  

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Reply #4 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 12:57pm
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Neat little rifle!  Did you do a casting set from it?
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Reply #5 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 1:00pm
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As rare and beautiful as Farrow rifles are, this miniature is even neater!
  

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Reply #6 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 4:04pm
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The story that it was built for Farrow's only granddaughter makes some sense, although it could more logically have been made for Farrow's daughter Louise or for Farrow's grandson Willard (b. 1915). Mildred Hayward Farrow was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1919. Her parents lived at the same street address (723 M Street) that was used for Farrow's shop.  She would have been a little girl in the time period when Farrow had his shop in Florida.  Our W. Milton Farrow, her grandfather, lived next door, at 715 M Street. 

In 1924, Mildred's parents moved to Black Mountain, NC after her father (Farrow's only son) had been diagnosed with TB. They took Mildred with them.  After her father's death in 1925, Mildred remained in NC with her mother.

The September 17, 1928 hurricane destroyed both Farrow residences and Farrow's shop in West Palm Beach.  Everything in the shop was lost; all the records, machinery and tools, spare parts. Very little was salvaged.  Farrow's wife Abby died in March, 1929. Their youngest daughter Louise (b. 1877) always lived with her parents.  A musician and teacher (violin & piano), she never married, took care of her parents in their declining years. After the hurricane, Louise had at least the 715 M Street residence rebuilt, maybe the 723 M residence also, and salvaged what she could.

Mildred never married, remained in NC working as a college librarian until her retirement, then moved to Chicago.  Mildred's brother Willard moved back to West Palm Beach after the hurricane, probably to help Louise care for Farrow in his final years and to help with the salvage and rebuilding.  Louise apparently had several (3+?) Farrow rifles in her 1949 estate. Grandson Willard died in 1982.  Mildred might have the miniature Farrow in her estate because she was the last surviving Farrow of that generation.
  
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Reply #7 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 5:19pm
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No, I did not make mold off of it. Waterman I’m glad you chimed in. I was hoping you would. I’ve got pictures of another Farrow Rifle that I will put up. It is a single trigger on the Long frame.
  
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Reply #8 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 5:22pm
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Another Farrow, that I owned it one time that John Eddy Ross bought for me, and of course, it was sold in his estate. It is a long frame, which was usually for double set triggers, This one has a single trigger, and the barrel was a Providence tool barrel and 4070 and so marked on the muzzle.
  
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Reply #9 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 5:24pm
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Some more pictures of the parts
  
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Reply #10 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 5:49pm
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Some questions about the new one, Rodney.   

It is easy to see how Farrow could get a Providence Tool Co. barrel.  Going back to Newport, RI and Farrow's earliest days as a competitive shooter, some of his earliest matches, with the first team he organized, were against a team from Providence. He probably knew at least one Providence Tool Company rep by his first name.  Might the barrel be 20 years older than the action?

Is there anything that indicates the barrel was one intended for the long range matches?  Is or was it set up for muzzle loading? What is the twist?  What is the diameter at the point where it meets the barrel?  Barrel length? Muzzle diameter?

Another question is "which .40/70?"  One of the bottleneck cases?  If so, which?  Or something like a Sharps Straight case?  What is the twist? 

I have a .40/70 Sharps Straight on a Hepburn action.  With a stiff load, I'm glad the action is a Hepburn.  I'd be afraid to shoot a Farrow chambered for that cartridge.

Did Farrow put a number on the action?
  
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Reply #11 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 9:46pm
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I got the barreled action from Dennis Hurosky in the late eighties he had a bucket with three actions, and that was the only one with a barrel. They were all nickel plated the other two were Dst. They all had a rusty film from setting in water. I have lost my records so I don’t remember the serial number for sure but I think they were all right around 100 a little over and a little under. I believe the barrel had a 18 inch twist and it was chambered for a 40-70 straight 2.5” best I remember it was a .403 diameter like the Sharps.the barrel was engraved not stamped with the Providence Tool co name and at the muzzle flat was engraved 40 cal 70 grs.
  
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Reply #12 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 10:21pm
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The small Farrow looks like a Martini style breach block instead of a vertical dropping block.
Or am I missing something.  I have never seen a Farrow like this before!  Very cool.
  

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Reply #13 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 10:28pm
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Yes it was a martini type action I just found the drawing I made from it. You can clearly see the similarities.
  
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Reply #14 - Dec 25th, 2023 at 11:13pm
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Wow, power that hammer with a mouse trap spring, replace the tangs with a through bolt and improve the extractor and you have a simple, strong, easy to build and stock single shot rifle.  Very nice
  

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