Arms, Armor and Militaria

Very Good as Refinished and repaired. Bores are Very Bright with some residues and dust. Barrels retain a thinning blue with one shallow nick to the left barrel 14.5" from breech. Some streaking and scattered scratches with engraving washed out at breech. Matting to barrel runs to the muzzle with front bead mounted 0.125" from the end suggesting it may have been cut down and professionally refinished with spacer installed at muzzle. Scrollwork remains crisp to frame and small parts. Strong blue to small parts with abrasions over the triggerguard and thinning to the trigger plate, along with some operating wear to the lever. Some light dents to the flanks of the triggerguard. Frame retains a bright finish with some traces of gray patina. Stock displays a tight wood to metal finish. Wood has been repaired on the underside of the wrist on either side of the triggerguard with pins retaining it on the left side. Finish to stock is thinning in places. Oval plate edges are rough, and oval plate shows polishing scratches. Dowel spliced into the toe possibly to fill a sling stud hole with finish sanded off around the splice, and a visible seam. Signs of crack forming to left butt around a wood knot. Checkering exhibits some scattered shallow spots and skips. Action locks up tightly with the lever resting slightly right of the centerline.

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