New acquisition 1900AE

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by JVH

I'll research the toggle lock issue.

Not an issue, really, but a feature of the model's design. Since the toggle lock keeps the joint from rebounding when the action returns to battery, it makes it impossible to lift the knobs vertically until they have been drawn back enough to allow the latch on the right knob to get out from under the catch on the frame.

Hooking the index and middle finger over the knobs, as is instructed by one of the original early manuals, makes drawing them back pretty easy to do by giving a rearward bias to the forces you'd use.

Nice gun, made right after the Test Lugers...congrats! #7274 is in Dwight's Commercial Database, listed as AE with no other details.

Front sight does not look original...