J.R.B.
I suspect the person who cannibalized the gun was not the person who abused it in the first place. You often see guns as described being used as a source of parts for repairs for other guns. Not every '56 Chevy was restored and those which were had to get parts from somewhere. Same thing in guns. Old guns needing repairs, with parts no longer made have to either find used parts or someone who can make new ones. One junker like yours may have saved half a dozen other guns. You have the remaining bones that have been picked clean for firing pins, springs, and other desperately needed parts. I think of these type of guns as the organ donors in the gun world. One dead gun gets stripped so many others live. You see the loss and I see the hope for other guns.
