Sometimes……..Rifles Do Talk!

[Jim Tarleton]

I note the change in perspective for the two stocks. Howe and Linden believed the perfect perspective was reached when the stock tip was 1/2 the distance between the front receiver bridge and the tip of the barrel. Griffith evidently had other ideas, even though all the G&H rifles I have seen after Howe's brief stay had the 50% perspective.

Also, Re Howe/Linden, the bottom of the stock forearm should form a straight line between the bottom front tip of the barrel and the front tip of the floorplate. It is only a part of the perspectives that give the G&H and Alvin Linden rifles their innate beauty. Note that deviation from this perspective gives the second rifle a carbine look, although the barrel is probably 24" (don't know and doesn't really matter).

These are magnificent rifles, and I make these comments because I have never seen a Seymour Griffith rifle before (pre-G&H), and I find the change in perspective to be notable.

Most beautiful women share a common perspective in their faces (height to width), although I cannot remember the number. Men considered handsome by women have a slightly different perspective. The most efficient digesters have a perspective of 5 to 1. There is less randomness in how we view nature that one suspects.

The workmanship on these rifles is extraordinary. I wonder how much time, or how many hours, was invested in each rifle. Meticulous detail and intricate stock and metal work by various men and yet all maintain the same standard of excellence. Amazing.

Great pictures, Michael. Thanks for the look.

Jim