Hammer gun checkering

[Alligator]

I am touching up an "O" grade top lever 16 gage and the forend checkering looks like it may have been "mullered" on the borders. There are faint lines between the actual checkering remnants and the border remnants in places. I wouldn't have thought they did this on a lower grade gun in 1893. Anybody have one in crisp enough original condition to address this issue? Thanks, Lee.

[Bindlestiff]

here is my 0 12ga..... hope it helps. Click on it and it should zoom in and give you a good look.

[Alligator]

Got it! Thanks a bunch! That's what I'm seeing on mine but just a bit shallower. Lee.

[Dean Romig]

This is an 1893 0-Frame 16 gauge Grade-1



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[B. Dudley]

Most all Parkers will have the mullered border. The Parker Repros did not, can't figure why.
Some early hammer guns are borderless.

[Alligator]

Looks like I am going "mullering". Thanks guys for the pix. Lee.

[B. Dudley]

Here is a picture of an 1874 grade 2 forend with no border.

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