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[Dan Shapiro]

Don't forget what MacArthur said Dick, "Perfect is the enemy of Good Enough!"

[mr.j]

There is a world of difference between 1873 which is normal, and just what yours should have, as opposed to 1883/1884 which are totally bogus.

There should not be any buffing marks on the plate, and "100% finish" is, on the face of it, totally unrealistic - sounds like your rifle has been refinished. Can you post pictures?

Yes you are right about 100% at first glance it looks that way but there is a few scratches here and there but i will wait until i can add pictures before i go on about appearance,, you can be the judge. Another question i have is about lock mainspring, are they normally numbered i came across a few mainsprings with double digit numbers on top and always a single digit on lower part of spring. Why where some numbered and others aren't? I hope I ant asking to many detailed questions but these little details that i have been noticing over the years has sparked a curiosity,