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  • KenK/84Bravo
    That is pretty nice. Indeed.

    I've been looking to add doubles to my meager collection. That is a high starting price, but probably worth it, due to the rarity and the nice condition. (What do I know though?)

    Nice Firearm.
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  • wpageabc
    Old but nice...

    Price is out of my range.
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  • jimdeere
    Nice, but the butt pad kills it, in my opinion.
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  • brier-49
    Why did they put that recoil pad on it ??
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  • toad67
    The pad does ruin it. To me it's unusual to see the butt and forend all the same wood. The sleekness of the receiver is neat too..
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  • gearheaddad
    I'm fascinated by the action and sleekness of the receiver. I'd like to handle one.
    I'm a sucker for oddball stuff.
    Agreed, the pad hurts it real bad!
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  • Junkballer
    Check out the amount of checkering on that thing.... :o
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  • asphalt cowboy
    KenK/84Bravo wrote:
    That is pretty nice. Indeed.

    I've been looking to add doubles to my meager collection. That is a high starting price, but probably worth it, due to the rarity and the nice condition. (What do I know though?)

    Nice Firearm.

    Keep watch on the auction side. I've seen several Darne (the original sliding breech) in comparable condition sell for a bit less than their starting.
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  • mrmike08075
    If you like the one piece full length wood stock and unique innovative pull open action I think you will find the turn of the century circa 1900 certus rifle from cogswell and Harrison equally pleasing in function and ascetics...

    The bolt and rear on receiver slide back on rails in a manner reminiscent of the above referenced shotgun - they made rimfire rifles and large caliber African Safari stalking guns and extant examples are often embellished...

    The barrels had a quick detach feature as well - it's a firearms patent innovation history lesson in and of itself - and towards the end they also offered a single shot (no magazine) simplified field grade sporting rifle with detachable barrel that when plain or unadorned was considered entry level amongst high grade British / continental makers.

    For a non Mauser - Lee - mannlicher - action that also does not quite fit into the straight pull family it's a wonderful concept in both imagination and in execution.

    I have a Ross and a Lee-Navy and a Schmidt Rubin and several other straight pull action architecture design platform rifles of note but the certus always managed to elude me.

    Mike
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  • buschmaster
    with that much craftsmanship and attention to detail, and the English split forestock, I would be willing to bet it was custom tailored to the original owner, including the cant of the stock. if you look at it along the length the buttstock will appear canted off to the right, according to the owner's preference.
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  • gearheaddad
    mrmike08075 wrote:
    If you like the one piece full length wood stock and unique innovative pull open action I think you will find the turn of the century circa 1900 certus rifle from cogswell and Harrison equally pleasing in function and ascetics...

    The bolt and rear on receiver slide back on rails in a manner reminiscent of the above referenced shotgun - they made rimfire rifles and large caliber African Safari stalking guns and extant examples are often embellished...

    The barrels had a quick detach feature as well - it's a firearms patent innovation history lesson in and of itself - and towards the end they also offered a single shot (no magazine) simplified field grade sporting rifle with detachable barrel that when plain or unadorned was considered entry level amongst high grade British / continental makers.

    For a non Mauser - Lee - mannlicher - action that also does not quite fit into the straight pull family it's a wonderful concept in both imagination and in execution.

    I have a Ross and a Lee-Navy and a Schmidt Rubin and several other straight pull action architecture design platform rifles of note but the certus always managed to elude me.

    Mike

    Had to look up a 1900 Certus. Certainly an oddball design! Odd enough to interest me!! I'll be watching for one.....
    Thanks for the tip......Hope you're doing well, Mike.
    Ed
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  • mrmike08075
    Even amongst the notable experts and enthusiasts here I would guess the certus is a virtual unknown commodity - though cogswell and Harrison still manufacture fine bespoke firearms for the discerning well off gentlemen by appointment and fit to order / designed to specification...

    And most of their modern arms are of a more conventional pattern and design...

    It should be noted that decades later in the 1960s Mauser attempted to market a rifle whose action is most certainly a direct patent infringement copy of the certus platform - the model 66 perhaps / but I don't believe they manufactured many and sold even fewer...

    Their are a handful of miniature rimfire target rifle or Olympic international competition smallbore rifle models that have been made and seen limited production with a similar action pattern design - most notably a biathlon rifle but they had limited penetration into the north American market...

    It's definitely on my rope ten / if I won the lottery / must own desert island guns.

    Worth reading up on and checking in to.

    Mike
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