I am going to just do some cleaning up of my Remington 1889. The barrels are at Mike Orlen's for evaluation as to whether or not he can clean up some bore pitting. Looking at the wood, I see that the black (I guess it's supposed to be black, it's so grungy) forend inlay is held in place by a wood screw, from the top side of the forend. I looked through Semmer's chapter on 1889s, but while I see pics of the same inlay, I can't find a reference to what it is made of. I would assume ebony, but would appreciate a confirmation, or correction, of that before proceeding with my cleaning.

Thanks in advance, SRH

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