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Originally Posted by Brian Dudley
The 1905-1909 style wear plates were offered both ways. Straight and tapered. I have observed more that were straight.
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I saw another example today. The wear plate was tapered, but it also had the center third of it raised, to interface with a bolt that had a notch in its underside. This was a VH as well, but I didn't have a change to get a serial number to check the date.
When it would snap shut, you'd feel the slightest bit of initial resistance in the lever when reopening, but not much in comparison to mine.