The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Interesting!

Interesting! (reply)

John K. — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 22:18:18 +0000

I can see what appears to be a rectangular wedge through the forearm cap to tie it to the barrel, but what is that round thing about 1/3 of the way down the forearm wood?

yes, very similar appearing in many ways. (reply)

cable — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:40:24 +0000

When I saw the Whitney-Kennedy... (reply)

cas — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:32:31 +0000

...I thought it was a Burgess.

Both made by Whitney.

today's featured obscurity (reply)

cable — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:21:30 +0000

this was the first commercially successful [ briefly ] lever action for the 45/70 government cartridge, the 1878 Burgess. it worked but for various reasons Andrew Burgess didn't make a go of it on his own, and this design lead to the 1881 Marlin which was a good bit better and which was a lasting commercial success.

Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, of " I will fight no more forever " had one of these as seen in a photograph from those days.

the revolver is an 1858 Remington cartridge conversion in .45 colt

Looking forward to it! Enjoying the obscure guns. (reply)

cable — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:26:57 +0000

I do, they may get to do show and tell also.

this is kinda fun !

Looking forward to it! Enjoying the obscure guns. (reply)

John K. — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:20:29 +0000

As i recall, you had some really nice early marlin 22s.

Sooooooooooooooooooo COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! (reply)

cable — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:28:39 +0000

thanks Hobie, i am going to do more since i am going to be locked down for a while

yes , it’s the 1873 whitney-kennedy and that’s (reply)

cable — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:27:02 +0000

the original wood . these guns were direct competition to winchester’s 1873 but more expensive and lost out

this one has a mirror bright bore, not sure it was ever used much at all

Sooooooooooooooooooo COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! (reply)

Hobie — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:05:31 +0000

REALLY neat stuff! VERY glad you found it and shared with us. THANKS!

exactly ! it is a Whitney, very early breechloader. .. (reply)

Ken O'Neill — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:24:52 +0000

Beautiful hunka wood for the butt stock on the rifle!

exactly ! it is a Whitney, very early breechloader. .. (reply)

cable — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:02:35 +0000

Billy the kid used one to kill the sheriffs deputy and escape. it is in a museum,now

this one is pretty good shape . its a 16 gauge

the rifle is a Whitney-Kennedy in 44/40..shoots really well.

why does the shotgun have 2 trigger guards and 3 triggers? (reply)

Rgates — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:07:04 +0000

Forward trigger releases the barrels to break open for loading/unloading.

why does the shotgun have 2 trigger guards and 3 triggers? (reply)

cable — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:03:36 +0000

kinda fun, this shotgun is interesting (reply)

cable — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:53:49 +0000

in manufacture, it is 'related' to the rifle

spent the weekend, emptying and organizing the space

cable — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:10:26 +0000

under the stairs outside the gun room; it was packed several feet deep for more years than I want to admit. I found things that had been lost for years. other things I am able to now move into cabinets etc to display them and where I can find and use them ! my guns have been accessible but the other stuff including some shotshell reloading machines were missing and I wondered if I really had lost them for good !

just took a couple of pics of some accessory things I found and can now have where they can be handled and viewed

these are just cell phone pics, and I will really try to do some better ones, though I can never measure to the pros and talented folks on here

anyway, once I get out the better camera I have enough stuff to photograph that I wont likely get bored here in my 'isolation' rooms