Thanks for your info! I thought I did well in the trade, when the fellow said, it was his grandpaps and he wasnt a SXS guy. From the guy, he said everything was original and handed down from his grandpap to his father to him. For being 118 years old and going on 119, I was quite impressed with its condition. I noticed with other Parker examples about the checkering and this doesn't show any signs that it had original checkering that had wore off. Is it possible it is original with no checkering? Again Im a novice to this particular field of firearms and I always believe I can learn more from my elders and predecessors. When I took it to the gun library at Cabela's, the librarian did do the ring test where it rang quite nicely, and when I questioned him on why, he mentioned how the steel of the barrels should have a nice distinct ringing to it. So if its the incorrect screw, do you recommend I replace it with a screw made by one of the guys in the forum or try to locate an original screw? I can throw some more pictures of the bore and other close ups later on. Thanks for your reply B. Dudley!
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