Rook Rifle, Tranter Action

 

Euro 'Tranter Patent' pistols

 

 Now a Tranter side plate for the double action revolver.

Hm.

Honestly that had to take how much fitting. 

 Interesting bit of business that the Tranter (Patent) spur trigger revolver(s) seem to have pretty much the same frame and side plate.

Euro version

Joel Black really collected some rarities, way before the InterWebz. 

This one isn't his, don't think it is but the information just wasn't easily found. The 'Tranter Patent' was pretty common in Europe. Belgium, etc. but it involved that button under the frame. Joel Black told me privately the Webley & Scott was based on the Tranter but there was so little information, other than his word, I didn't believe him.

He was quite correct and now I feel terrible.

I mean, I didn't outright say, "You don't know what you are talking about!" which I have done with other Gun Historians and most of the time I'm not wrong. But in this case, Joel was/is completely correct and I was/am completely incorrect to have doubted him and he was super humble about not telling me I was/am wrong. 

Mr. Joel Black, I was wrong. 

I apologize. 

 

Sort of Bag grip...

 I wonder when this was made.

That 'bag grip' was a big question with Joel Black.

By the way, I owe Joel Black of Madison WI area everything. 

Don't forget that. Nicest guy ever.

Another rifle-ish

 This one.

That button release really interests me. I'm curious how it evolved from that spur trigger to a trigger-guard release and why.

Pistol/Rifle

 In other countries other than the USA after the NFA, it wasn't illegal to have a pistol with a stock. 

Honestly, I recall a Crossman air pistol with one of these and was unimpressed. The rear sight doesn't work for both eye reliefs. I can see a certain use with Mauser 1896 but other than that nobody even tried. 

Unimpressive. 

Again I insist! I find images and such on the InterWebz and don't much bother to recall the origin. I don't monetize this newly formed Blog as nobody else has even bothered for 20-30 years!

I think it's worthwhile to make an effort to find out where these very fine pistols came from, and where they all went. 

Tranter Patent Rifle

 The 'Tranter' action seems to have been quite popular as parlor guns, both short (handgun) and long (rifle).

That button under the action is the giveaway as to what it is.

Well, I can't seem...

 ...to access the old Blog so I'll just start it up again.

Have an image.

I've mentioned this before, I yank images off the InterWebz, or screenshot them, then crop them, and typically forget completely where I got them. This is not a business, it's strictly a hobby.