Roger, thanks for the insight. I would like to see pipe & 1/2 pipe side-frame reinforcement added to someone's list. What I find interesting is how the reinforcement is masked by the talent of the engravers.
Dave in Maine thanks for giving the phrase a once over. With the images, i.e., putting a face with the name, it of course begins to define the firearms merchant and in my mind reduces the unsavory taste that would be associated with a firearms merchant as he, or she, heavily relied on the talent of the pool of craftsmen in some gunmaking center. I for one would like to hear the unsung song of the very talented mechanics who actually made the sporting weapon. But then again the firearms merchants were businessmen and it was all about the Benjamins.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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