Looks to me that the lock was out for cleaning and was dropped on a hard (concrete) floor and was compressed in that specific area.
Does your eye show compression of the engraving?
Also appears the rear screw is indexed 180 out

BUT what a fine piece, neat !!!!!!!!

Mike

Last edited by skeettx; 04/20/11 02:07 PM.

USAF RET 1971-95 [Linked Image from jpgbox.com]