1906 safety rework

Roadster 02 · 06-02-2019, 10:35 PM

Is this a rework of the safety or not? I just cannot tell for sure, maybe some of you more advanced collectors can. Thanks

Norme · 06-02-2019, 11:05 PM

Hi Tom,
The Gesichert marking of the 1st Issue guns was removed either by milling or else, like yours, grinding down a wide area. They never reblued the bare metal in either case, lack of time I guess.
Norm

Roadster 02 · 06-02-2019, 11:13 PM

Does anyone know how was this accomplished? I know some were milled out leaving an oval shaped "slot", others appear ground out, but the ground area is still on the same level as the upper area, and you can still see the original milling circles above. Were the letters welded over then ground smooth? If the letters were just ground out there would be an area where the metal was lower than rest.

DonVoigt · 06-03-2019, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Roadster 02

So how was this accomplished? Were the letters welded over then ground smooth? If the letters were just ground out there would be an area where the metal was lower than rest. Like the pics where the letters were milled out.

Hard to tell, but the lower area looks "lower" to me; if you were to remove the thumb lever, you might be able to determine the answer.

Roadster 02 · 06-03-2019, 07:38 PM

Done. Lower appears as flat as the upper, no discernable difference other than lighter appearance. It had to have metal added in some fashion, and then removed. Someone clearly did a professional job.

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Roadster 02 User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 312 Thanks: 173 Thanked 248 Times in 86 Posts	Does anyone know how was this accomplished? I know some were milled out leaving an oval shaped "slot", others appear ground out, but the ground area is still on the same level as the upper area, and you can still see the original milling circles above. Were the letters welded over then ground smooth? If the letters were just ground out there would be an area where the metal was lower than rest. Last edited by Roadster 02; 06-03-2019 at 10:42 AM.

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Roadster 02 User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rocky Mountain High Posts: 312 Thanks: 173 Thanked 248 Times in 86 Posts	Done. Lower appears as flat as the upper, no discernable difference other than lighter appearance. It had to have metal added in some fashion, and then removed. Someone clearly did a professional job. Last edited by Roadster 02; 06-03-2019 at 10:30 PM.

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Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Tom, The Gesichert marking of the 1st Issue guns was removed either by milling or else, like yours, grinding down a wide area. They never reblued the bare metal in either case, lack of time I guess. Norm