I have to agree with everyone regarding the strawing of the thumb safety and the locking bolt. On a ninety year old gun, one should expect some dirt in the checkering on the locking bolt and in the flutes on the thumb safety. Gordons parts are just too clean. Somebody did a nice job on the locking bolt though. Very little metal was removed and some of the beveled edges still seem to remain.
I also agree that the side plate is suspicious for the same reasons at stated above. The proof marks on the left side of the frame and on the left side barrel look pretty good. I wouldn't mind seeing close-ups of the serial numbers and proofs on the underside of the barrel and on the front of the frame. I would also like to see the serial numbers on the magazine. It could be that, with the exception of the mentioned restawing and the questionable bluing of the side plate, the rest of the gun could be good. I would have to see more pictures.
Big Norm
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