Hello Ron< This Staib-Abendschein Action is rated at 1400 blows a minute. This makes it the fastest action of any type ever. It was used in Starr,. Weser and Gulbransen players among others. The reason that it did not succeed was not its performance or quality it was the cost. I have rebuilt several of these actions and the player system could not stop them from repeating. I have used a model of this action in my Turbo-Charge class many times. Because we may not have knowledge of a given action does not make it a bad one. It is, in this case, something old that, to some, may be new. Let,s not fear something that is different. Clark !! I will try to find my research info. on the " Hickman" action and send it to you. Regards, to all Jack Wyatt
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