1906 DWM factory presentation

alvin · 01-13-2008, 09:00 PM

Ron,

This is the part that I have difficulty -- "what type of imperfection is
acceptable".... It's not hard to find a few questionable areas, and a 100-year-
old piece is supposed to have something less-than-perfect, but it's hard
for me to tell what's OK and what's not.

For the particular one posted by Pete, the gun blue and straw looks pristine,
the fire blue on grip screw is almost 100%, but the area of the frame that
collides with the toggle knob has bulge and the safety level lost a steel
tooth. I am thinking about this -- Why the fragile gun blue is perfect but
solid steel is not..... Could be fine under certain scenarios -- like, overpowered
ammo was used.... or it was dropped and the safety level lost a tooth.......

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01-13-2008, 09:00 PM	#1
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Ron, This is the part that I have difficulty -- "what type of imperfection is acceptable".... It's not hard to find a few questionable areas, and a 100-year- old piece is supposed to have something less-than-perfect, but it's hard for me to tell what's OK and what's not. For the particular one posted by Pete, the gun blue and straw looks pristine, the fire blue on grip screw is almost 100%, but the area of the frame that collides with the toggle knob has bulge and the safety level lost a steel tooth. I am thinking about this -- Why the fragile gun blue is perfect but solid steel is not..... Could be fine under certain scenarios -- like, overpowered ammo was used.... or it was dropped and the safety level lost a tooth.......