Working on it!
Good evening friends,
The gun is not in my possession at present, but a fellow enthusiast will be in striking distance shortly after the Fall Southern. Mike Harris, who was with me when I met the gun, recalls that there were lots of stampings on the barrels. The fellow who will see it soon is going to take lots of photos, which I'll post here once I've got them in hand.
Mr. Bishop, you've confirmed that she's presently as she left the factory, but I'm interested in the repair codes, if that's what they are, stamped on the flats.
I still plan to order a letter, but lately I should've been twins at work, and just haven't found the time to mail off for it! I figure that if/when she decides to part with it, the letter will be a nice touch, and us Elsie guys feel like a research letter makes our guns worth more as it verifies whether a gun has been altered....plus we don't have that nifty little flat spot on the end of our top rib to help verify barrel length originality!
Thanks again for everything, and I'll follow up shortly after the Southern. Hope to see some of you there!!
John
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