Jerry,

All of these points you noted are what attracted me to this gun. It is not heavily or deeply engraved with game scenes, which some like, but not my preference.

My goal is to bring it up a notch by cleaning up the wood, redo the checkering, and reblack the barrels. I will leave the receiver alone and most important is that I will use it.

It is really nice to shoulder. I am going to try to weight it. I think it is about 6 pounds.

Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. Benjamin Franklin