Thanks Tom and DocDrew,

Tom, I appreciate the info, I couldn't believe the gun was made in 1894. (due to knowledge I gained from you, Dave, DocDrew and the others on this board. I'm a good student, and don't claim to have done the primary research) I especially appreciate the info on the trigger plates, as now I know what to do with them. How about the toplever, and screws? Nitre blued or case colored?. I assume, (usually a bad idea) that the trigger guard was nitre blued?

DocDrew, great pic, wonderful barrels with very nice contrast. Contrast is what I have a problem with the aforementioned restored SAC gun, it looks not quite right to me, but it may be lighting. The extreme darkness of the case coloring is also puzzling, so I'll reiterate a phrase I often use on restored guns: "I can't imagine that it would have been allowed to leave the factory that way"..

Thanks again
Ken

Last edited by Ken61; 08/01/14 06:33 PM.
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.