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Originally posted by tacfoley
The take-down latch shows traces of straw, but it is the side-plate that intrigues me most. I have never seen one quite so rounded on the contours, especially the top left corner, as this one appears to be.
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Terry,
Thanks for the photo analysis.
I've actually run into the sideplate situation a number of times. I asked the question of Ted Green (Thor) long ago about sideplates, particularly about the fact that their blue seems to "age" and brown at a much different rate from the rest of the gun. He informed me that sideplates are made from a much milder steel than the rest of the gun, and they "take" blue much differently. From this I have deduced that the sideplate steel itself ages and wears faster and more heavily than the rest of the gun, as well.
--Dwight