Are you "her" new caretaker Bill?

I wanted to be but she was not available. I hope the right person won her! It is an amazing gun!

I tried early this morning also... too late... oh well.

No inside information, just an exceptional gun for a fair price. I'm sure it was gone the first day it appeared.

Did the owner come forward yet?

I guess I started a bit of a furor when I stated that the lockplates were stepped. I got a lot of slaps on the back of my head from many posters. However, gentlemen that they are, they left their posts in place, wrong or not. That is, except for Bruce, who can't stand to be in error, however minor the error. Under the new system, he would have had to contact the webmaster to have his post deleted. Bruce, what is wrong with being wrong? Deleting posts is a very impolite and disrespectful action on internet forums. It confuses the continuity of the thread and only makes you look bad. Why do you continue to do it after years of being chastised for your bad behavior? How about reinserting your post that gave me a good whack for daring to imply that Parker made stepped sideplates? You've done it before and you'll do it again, and many of us are getting a bit tired of it. I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to share my knowledge and help people buy good guns. What are you here for?