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For Terry Buffum  
MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014
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The one with acorns chissled into those "balls", or "breasts", if you prefer is precious.  Ole Uncle Dan and his family must have had roots in Thurnigen. 
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Who did the engraving work on these guns? It reminds me of engraving I have seen on other guns from this period. Well the one engraver that I can name for sure is Albert E. Spangler who appears to have started working for Lefever in 1887 at the Syracuse plant. Pete
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Does anyone else find the stepped side plate to be a distraction? I love the clean lines more than the step line. Almost like it detracts from the engraving.
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Personally I like them...has character and geometric interest to me, but each to their own.
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I agree with KY Jon, the stepped side plates just do not look right!
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Is the large slot on the side plate a cocking indicator? And I agree with Craig and Jon about the step in the side plate; I think it would be more attractive without it.
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The only version of the stepped sideplates shown in the various pictures that doesnt' look completely in conflict with the gun to me is the one on the first page of this thread that PeteM posted with acorns on the fences. The step has a tighter radius and is pushed forward a bit unlike the large radius "clipped tip" look of the others.
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Is there precedent for the step? Mark of Uncle Dan? Necessity of fabrication enshrined? Can't imagine the latter as he seems to have gotten along without it in the lower grades. Every time I see this, the phrase "wood must follow metal" runs thru my mind. Curiously demanding of attention? I'd call that a distraction.
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In the new LC Smith book, there's a early Quality 7 hammerless gun with the stepped sideplate and also an A2. Further into the book is a custom ordered gun with the sideplate steps. Seems to have been something to have at the time.
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