Advice on a DHE

[Mike Franzen]

Thanks for sharing your grandfathers gun with us. I'm sure everyone would love to see more pics. I would like to see the forend and the breech face (where the firing pins come out)

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

It is so cool that your grandfather's initials were engraved on the shield. It is unfortunate more people didn't do that. I don't think it cost a penny more.
What a family treasure.
I think the case colors are being unfairly amplified by the photography. If that is true, the gun looks mint.

[SallyDeane]

Richard Flanders, you're right about the hinge screw. This came down to me through two other relatives so I can blame one of them . There is also some wear on the outside of the trigger guard and a light rust coating on the inside - probably from fingers, which is what prompted me to ask here.

Mike Franzen, I had to look up those gun parts so if I didn't get these pictures right please direct me. I'm not ready yet to take the hinge screw out to get a better shot of the breech face!

George, I agree my flash is causing some odd reflections. In these latest pictures the barrel has a brown tint which is NOT rust (honest) just a weird reflection.

Thanks everybody again.

Sally

[Dale Medders]

OH EM GEE !

That is nice !!!!!!!!!!