Old farrier Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 2 hours ago, MrPhantom said: ...because Churchill ribs only appear on short barrelled guns. By design the rib is very narrow and slightly raised and gives the short barrelled gun the illusion of having longer barrels.That was the theory anyway 🙂 What a lot of twaddle my 28 inch barrel gun has a Churchill rib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Old farrier said: What a lot of twaddle my 28 inch barrel gun has a Churchill rib Ok, I stand corrected! I honestly have never seen one on a longer barrelled gun. Would be interested in a picture if you have the time 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 41 minutes ago, MrPhantom said: Ok, I stand corrected! I honestly have never seen one on a longer barrelled gun. Would be interested in a picture if you have the time 👍 Here you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) hello, there is a difference between Churchill XXV type ribs and some classified as Churchill type ribs, Edited April 20, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Very nice OF, thanks for sharing. Every day is a school day as they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, there is a difference between Churchill XXV type ribs and some classified as Churchill ribs, What’s the difference if you don’t mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 58 minutes ago, Old farrier said: What’s the difference if you don’t mind me asking? hello, i should have said Churchill type ribs, i have always thought E J Churchill had a patent on the original ribs that came on their 25 inch barrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 59 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i should have said Churchill type ribs, i have always thought E J Churchill had a patent on the original ribs that came on their 25 inch barrels hello, i could not find out when Churchill first made shotguns with this type of rib, i know patents only last a number of years so maybe AYA copied theirs from the original Churchill guns, Patents are interesting if you are submitting your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i could not find out when Churchill first made shotguns with this type of rib, i know patents only last a number of years so maybe AYA copied theirs from the original Churchill guns, Patents are interesting if you are submitting your own. Aya and many other makers and still do 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Aya and many other makers and still do 😊 hello, yes i had the aya boxlock xxv , i am sure it is 20 years on English patents, mine has lapsed many years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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