One more language correction: Rocketman, it's "breech" on a gun, unless you're using guns to "breach" the enemy lines.

So . . . we've determined that most Spanish doubles are brazed. My recollection is that Model 21's were also brazed, and I learned (the hard way!) that Parker Repros were brazed. (Were original Parkers brazed?) Most Brit doubles are soft soldered. How about the other American classics . . . Fox, Ithaca, Elsie? I've always heard you can't hot blue those guns, which would seem to indicate they were also soft soldered.

Good discussion!