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Unread 06-02-2007, 05:07 PM   #23
Dwight Gruber
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EW,

Lets be clear about the "not all correct" aspect of this gun

This is a model 1900 U.S. Teat Eagle, found in the Bannerman auction range. As long as the numbers are all matching (and perhaps even if they weren't) it is "correct". The reblue simply makes it a reblue.

As a Test Eagle it is worth a not-inconsiderable amount, even reblued. I strongly recommend that you do not take this gun out and shoot it. The chance of breaking a numbered part is not one to be taken lightly; the flat recoil spring is known to be delicate after 107 years, and it is nearly impossible to find a replacement if broken. Such a circumstance will reduce its value considerably.

--Dwight
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