The wood to metal fit is 'so poor' is it? what exactly do you find fault with? The wood is evenly proud of teh metal, as it should be. There are no gaps, no uneven surfaces, no chips or irregularities to teh fine edges. The locks plates and action edges are flowing nd perfectly shaped. What is 'so poor' in your expert opinions?

I agree with one or two comments about the hammer shape being changed and to my eye it is not quite as pleasing as the 1880s shape, however, look at Purdey hammer guns from 1866 to 1900 and the hammer shape changes as the years pass so this is no radical departure.

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