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Bad Ass Wallace
04-03-2016, 04:20 AM
Has anyone seen a hammer safety like this! Is this RB a particular model?

I am thinking rebarrel to a nice 32/40 or 38/55!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/RB%20Safety_zps7ujjeroc.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BAWallace/media/RB%20Safety_zps7ujjeroc.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/RB_B_zpsrgk2yrfp.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BAWallace/media/RB_B_zpsrgk2yrfp.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/RB_A_zpsksi2mmx0.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BAWallace/media/RB_A_zpsksi2mmx0.jpg.html)

gewehrfreund
04-03-2016, 08:54 AM
Interesting, and no, I've never seen one like it. My guess would be that it's a Scandanavian RB.

leadman
04-04-2016, 05:05 AM
This is a Geiger "split breech" action. This is what Joseph Geiger, the inventor of the RB first produced. From the book by Konrad F. Schreier wrote there were many versions of this action before the "standard" RB was produced. The originals were rim fire, later were center fire so something you may want to look at.
I have never seen one and am no expert so you might do an internet search, maybe Wikipedia?

Billthomas
04-04-2016, 10:29 AM
De Hasse shows that hammer treatment on a rifle from one of the Nordic countries. The purpose is to stop a blown primer from pushing the hammer back and unlocking the breech, an excellent idea.

Wdog01
05-23-2016, 03:32 PM
This hammer is safety hammer used by Swedish producer Husqvarna, this invention was introduced in 1901.
I think the reason was in preventing of random hammer pulling back and then hit forward, for example in contact in your cloth or in case of placing to some cover.
I do not think so, that blown primer could move the hammer all the way to his final position. And only in the final position of the hammer is block unlocked. (in my opinion).

Billthomas
05-23-2016, 03:57 PM
Then all exposed hammer guns would possibly require that alteration, rolling block actions are the only ones I've ever seen treated that way.

enfield
05-24-2016, 08:30 PM
I think the "split breach" action is completely different than this one, I had heard the same thing about ruptures or something causing the hammer to blow back. A friend has a Swedish roller with this hammer set up.