Originally Posted By: Shotgunlover


Early S models have locks with a screwed down lock bridle. Later models have the bridle in one piece with the lock plate. I had asked the late Giovanni Metelli, chief of the custom shop, about this and his opinion was that each newer generation of the S and SO series was an improvement on the previous one.



Correct...


The taste of poor quality lingers long after the cheap price is forgotten.........