I thought that I might be out of luck with the manual; thanks for the reply. It was a neat outfit that you sold. The serial number of mine is 30864, any idea of date? I have only ever come across one other for sale here and the engraving, if I remember correctly, was the same as mine. The condition was not so good though. I always thought that if I see another I would buy it to see what it was like to use. Thanks. Lagopus.....