Bought Manufrance Ideal 12 ga. w/ broken lever return spring internet auction site. Shrewd contributor here caught this in the ad copy; wasn't exactly revealed but hinted at with great innocence in the description as lever needing to be manually returned after closing. Bought it anyway. New spring fitted and in; tiny bit of overall checkering chased and stock refinished; wish the chokes were a bit more useful as is. Broken may be a different animal than "messed up" and ugly is always in the eye of the beholder based on exactly which worlds he's been privileged to be a man of.

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