An Early 1900 American Eagle

[John Sabato]

Beautiful gun. But I believe it was restored at some point in time... no marks on the back of the gun from working the toggle or being fired, and the gentle curved bevels on the front of the upper receiver look too "soft" instead of defined machine lines to be original...

regardless... This gun is absolutely BEAUTIFUL I am envious!

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by John Sabato

Beautiful gun. But I believe it was restored at some point in time... no marks on the back of the gun from working the toggle or being fired, and the gentle curved bevels on the front of the upper receiver look too "soft" instead of defined machine lines to be original...

regardless... This gun is absolutely BEAUTIFUL I am envious!

I'll join John in seeing the "softness" of this pistol's lines. The first glance at a pic can give that impression, or not, and I try to always check for it before getting into the fine details of the closeups. In this case, however, it is very slight, and definitely a credit to whoever worked on this gun. I wish I could check it out in-hand!

[AR-50A1]

Here is my 1900 all cleaned up. The grip panels (as you can see in the picture below) were filthy.

For those wanting to know, I use Murphy's Wood Soap, a soft bristled tooth brush, rinse in warm water and pat dry with paper towels. I let the panels dry overnight and then use a light application of Liquid Gold.

As always comments are always welcome.

Bill