Weird left eye dominant C. Francis & Sons Peterbor
I am selling this gun on gunbrokers. Just curious on rarity. any info would be great
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Another "Firearms Curiosa" piece. The British custom gunsmiths would make these types of guns for wealthy folks who had physical handicaps. As they were made on a custom basis for a specific person and quite expensive, not common. 0 -
I think my local Walmart has two of those the second one is for a left handed guy that is Right Eye dominant[:I][:p] I have seen picture of one like yours Years ago in Shooters Bible. You might want to edit your post to include the auction number 0 -
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
Another "Firearms Curiosa" piece. The British custom gunsmiths would make these types of guns for wealthy folks who had physical handicaps.
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Seriously, cross eye dominance (eg right handed but left eye dominant) can be seen in about 10% of the population.
Its not really a "handicap" in any meaningful way EXCEPT in shooting. Actually, some people think it gives an advantage in sports where you stand sideways and swing (like baseball and golf). Hasn't helped me any, unfortunately.
I don't have any snakey shotguns. . .I just close my left eye, and occasionally the clays break!
Does anyone know if these "twisty" stocks actually work?
Edit, responding to below
quote:Obviously I don't know the original owners history. But I was thinking along the lines of having vision in only one eye. Many of these guns dated to the post World War one era. Some of the British service members who survived, had very serious physical injuries, such as loss of sight and limbs.
Gotcha. When I've seen this sort of thing before, its been explained to me as being for for cross-eye dominance, but loss of an eye as an explanation does make more sense.
I'm just wondering how well this sort of design actually works in practice. EG, does the recoil tend to push the gun off to one side?0 -
quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
Another "Firearms Curiosa" piece. The British custom gunsmiths would make these types of guns for wealthy folks who had physical handicaps.
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Seriously, cross eye dominance (eg right handed but left eye dominant) can be seen in about 10% of the population.
Its not really a "handicap" in any meaningful way EXCEPT in shooting. Actually, some people think it gives an advantage in sports where you stand sideways and swing (like baseball and golf). Hasn't helped me any, unfortunately.
I don't have any snakey shotguns. . .I just close my left eye, and occasionally the clays break!
Does anyone know if these "twisty" stocks actually work?
Obviously I don't know the original owners history. But I was thinking along the lines of having vision in only one eye. Many of these guns dated to the post World War one era. Some of the British service members who survived, had very serious physical injuries, such as loss of sight and limbs.0 -
Damn that shoot around corners? Gonna need lots of starch to get that straight again. 0 -
I believe that depending on which way the stock is bent and for whatever purpose, it is known as "cast on" or "cast off". Don't know if it is effective. 0 -
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Does anyone know if these "twisty" stocks actually work?
Yes they work. Yes they can cause problems. Yes they are costly.
Have the same problem and if I ever wanted to shoot or hunt I would learn how to shoot left handed with a suitable gun. If that does not work, closing one eye can work.
People say you can not shoot scatter guns well with only one eye as you loose depth perception. Best shot I ever knew was blind in one eye.0 -
Thank you for all the info auction #300101080 reserve is a low $1000 should have put it higher. 0 -
I just posted on the very same problem. Try to shoot right handed with your left eye. Not easy. 0
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