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Marlene Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Joined: Oct 30^th, 2015	Thumb trigger history help? Mar 2^nd, 2025 at 6:27pm	Print Post
	A friend is asking me about a single shot military style bolt rifle with crown V stamps and no other markings. It has a spur on the underside of the stock to act as a hand stop in the way a pistol grip would and has a thumb trigger behind the bolt. The thumb trigger sounds familiar, but I can't find it in any of my books. Anybody able to help me out with a clue as to what the rifle might be?


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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1726 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #1 - Mar 3^rd, 2025 at 8:20am	Print Post
	Winchester Model 99 Thumb Trigger. Pretty rare here. A lot of them were sold in Australia.
	« Last Edit: Mar 3^rd, 2025 at 8:27am by Old-Win »

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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 978 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #2 - Mar 3^rd, 2025 at 11:13am	Print Post
	It didn't sell very well here in the states because boys wanted a "real" rifle with a regular trigger.


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texasmac Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1983 Location: Central Texas Joined: Aug 16^th, 2004	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #3 - Mar 3^rd, 2025 at 5:02pm	Print Post
	Having never heard of the Win. thumb-trigger, I looked it up & found the following excellent YouTube video: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Wayne


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Marlene Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Joined: Oct 30^th, 2015	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #4 - Mar 4^th, 2025 at 12:30am	Print Post
	Not so simple as the Winchester 99. A 19th century military bolt action in something like 40-45 caliber and bolt lockup and retention very much like the 71 Mauser, but with a horizontal trigger sticking out of the bolt shroud.


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texasmac Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1983 Location: Central Texas Joined: Aug 16^th, 2004	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #5 - Mar 4^th, 2025 at 9:24am	Print Post
	Another example. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Wayne


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Marlene Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Joined: Oct 30^th, 2015	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #6 - Mar 6^th, 2025 at 8:46am	Print Post
	Thanks Wayne! The one I'm looking at is different, but this is more of a clue than I have found otherwise


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Marlene Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Joined: Oct 30^th, 2015	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #7 - Mar 6^th, 2025 at 8:38pm	Print Post
	I've dug in a bit and it is indeed a Pieri like Wayne linked. I've found reference to the French trialing a Pieri carbine and these seem to be known mostly in the form of various unadopted military samples. The one I'm investigating has British proofs and is styled (barrel bands, sights, and cleaning rod) more like a British military rifle of the period. Perhaps submitted to British trials. More to find and research, but I'm very grateful to Wayne for finding the clue that has broken the dam.


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texasmac Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1983 Location: Central Texas Joined: Aug 16^th, 2004	Re: Thumb trigger history help? Reply #8 - Mar 7^th, 2025 at 10:31am	Print Post
	Marlene wrote on Mar 6^th, 2025 at 8:38pm: ...I'm very grateful to Wayne for finding the clue that has broken the dam. Glad I could help. Wayne


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