Mr. Raimey,

You've no doubt taught this lesson to a few people before me, but I need to ask you what you see that points to the Zella-Mehlis proofing as I don't see a "Z-M" mark?

Also, please excuse my ignorance, but what are mid-center sears (the term doesn't seem to be readily recognized via my literal internet searches)?

When I have the rifle in hand, I'll take better photos of the dates on the rib to confirm a 6.83 or 6.03 as you suspect since this would greatly influence my theory of princely provenance.

Best,
Ian

Last edited by Ian (WI); 09/23/20 09:29 AM.