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Reply #60 - Apr 28th, 2024 at 9:00am
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Hope no one minds me showing these pics, but this is my "Farrow" inspired rifle that I built some number of years ago. It is a takedown (which required some amount of thought as to how to get the breechblock to be held up without the typical spring mounted on the barrel) and in 40-60 Maynard caliber. 
  
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Reply #61 - Apr 28th, 2024 at 10:18am
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Oldtimer:  Looks like a super job. Thanks for showing us.
  
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Reply #62 - Apr 28th, 2024 at 10:40am
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Yes, you did a very good job. I would like to see some more pictures of how you did the takedown. He generally used a tapered pin. I made molds off of a double set trigger Farrow that had a 32-40 and a 38-55 barrels for it.
  
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Reply #63 - Apr 28th, 2024 at 10:41am
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Wasn't the Miller Model F a copy of the Farrow?
I've seen photos of several of them and externally they look the same.
One even had the odd (  ) set triggers like my Farrow.

  
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Reply #64 - Apr 28th, 2024 at 12:15pm
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LRF wrote on Apr 28th, 2024 at 7:26am:
waterman wrote on Apr 27th, 2024 at 8:16pm:
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In the spring of 1885, Milton needed to promote his rifle and was probably delighted with the invitation.  .....  

Question, I presume the photo shown of the shooters was from the match in question. If so can you comment why Farrow is holding a Ballard rifle and not his own? Not the best way to promote his rifle.


Odd. There is another photo from the ASSRA Archives that is too big to reproduce here. It shows all the participants. WMF is holding something, but the photo is too dark to tell what it is.  Ellsworth holds the Ballard.
  
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Reply #65 - Apr 28th, 2024 at 5:19pm
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Waterman, Is this the picture you mentioned in your last post
  
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Reply #66 - Apr 28th, 2024 at 7:03pm
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Yes.  That is the photo.  The caption I saw said it was taken by Arthur Gould, publisher of The Rifle at the May 26 & 27, 1886 match. The photo date is probably May 27, because there were more men at the match on that day.

I count 19 men total.  There were 11 men who shot for score on May 26 and 14 on May 27.
  
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Reply #67 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 6:47am
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FWI Here are the names in the photo
Names on Back of Cabinet Card
(Left to Right)
C.W. Hinman, L. Park, L.C. Smith, R.G. Cressy, J.N. Frye, F. Fenn, N.S. Brockway, C.F. Fletcher, D.S. Cox, William V. Lowe, William Maynard, F.J. Rabbeth, D.A. Brown, W.M. Farrow, M.F. Roberts, E.B. Stephenson, Ellsworth

Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle
(Front Row – Left to Right)
Hiram W. Smith, Norman S. Brockway, David H. Cox, D.A. Brown, B. Stephenson

(Back Row – Left to Right)
C.W. Hinman, D. Park, R.C. Cressy, J.N. Frye, Frank I. Fenn, C.F. Fletcher, William V. Lowe, William Maynard, F.J. Rabbeth, W. Milton Farrow, Milton F. Roberts, George F. Ellsworth

  
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Reply #68 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 7:00am
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I am confused. The first photo of the supposed match with just a few guys does not match the photo of the shooters I posted. In the first photo the guy with the Ballard I believe is Harry Pope. Certainly not Milton Farrow. Farrow had a heavy beard clearly seen in the second photo. Different shoots, different days.
  
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Reply #69 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 7:31am
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Link to website talking about the match in question. I got the picture and list of names from here.
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Reply #70 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 11:57am
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My version of a Farrow. Extra step on top to use a breech seater.

Waterman, Excellent, best discussion I have seen of a very interesting gentleman.
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Reply #71 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 12:07pm
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Those are good looking guns Lynn and Chuck!
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Reply #72 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 1:01pm
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Miller F Model
  
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Reply #73 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 1:43pm
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I AM WRONG about the 3rd man from the left being Farrow.  It is Harry Melville Pope.
  
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Re: Question about W. Milton Farrow
Reply #74 - Apr 29th, 2024 at 1:48pm
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LRF wrote on Apr 28th, 2024 at 7:26am:
waterman wrote on Apr 27th, 2024 at 8:16pm:
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In the spring of 1885, Milton needed to promote his rifle and was probably delighted with the invitation.  .....  

Question, I presume the photo shown of the shooters was from the match in question. If so can you comment why Farrow is holding a Ballard rifle and not his own? Not the best way to promote his rifle.


Oops. That is Pope, not Farrow!  mea culpa!
  
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