Thanks Chissel, I will walk slow on the restoration. I did send the gun to Buck Hamlin to look the gun over, and determine what he could do with the cracked stock. He has done a number of LC Smith stocks for me that were cracked to the point where I thought the wood could not be repaired without looking horrible. He has done an unbelievable job every time. He also did a set of Damascus barrels on my Watson that turned out jaw dropping gorgeous. I too hope anyone that has information on T R Hasdell will share their information. I have received some Private emails with a little information, unfortunatly I think there is just not much information to be had on T R Hasdell.