Duane
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Lethbridge Alberta
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Post by Duane on Oct 13, 2014 15:15:51 GMT -7
been reading through Charles Hanson,The Hawken Rifle It's Place In History.On page 27 talking about some repairs done for Bill Sublet,dressing out rifle,moles & wipers to the new cock on the on lock,to percuseing the sillinder,& pees on the tang.does anyone know what is meant by pees on the tang.It is probably obvious,and I just can't see the forest for the trees..duane
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Post by Rod on Oct 13, 2014 18:07:11 GMT -7
Piece on the tang? Maybe repairing a broken tang?
Rod
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Duane
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Lethbridge Alberta
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Post by Duane on Oct 13, 2014 20:24:22 GMT -7
probably something like that Rod...
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Post by teakmtn on Oct 14, 2014 11:41:14 GMT -7
Peep on the tang?
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Post by Chuck Burrows on Oct 15, 2014 15:09:36 GMT -7
Considering the context of the rest - the gun was being refurbished and converted - I took it to mean perhaps adding a piece to lengthen the tang which strengthens that most delicate part THE WRIST
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Now the one that confuses me is what is a "mole" - I'm sure it's not a furry little critter or a Mexican chocolate sauce.....
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Duane
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Lethbridge Alberta
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Post by Duane on Oct 15, 2014 19:47:23 GMT -7
LOL,I wondered about that one as well,but after thinking about it,i think that he probably meant is the bullet Mold for the rifle,at least that is the only thing that I can think of..D
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Post by Chuck Burrows on Oct 16, 2014 15:15:46 GMT -7
That makes sense especially if the barrel had been refreshed to a larger bore there would be a need for a new mold and wiper to match. Maybe mole is just a mis-interpretation from the original hand written order since old hand writing can be hard to decipher at times.
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