Yes, pictures are the clue. Posters on this site know a bit more about Remington shotguns than the office staff at Ohio Department of Natural Resourses. "Some old farmer", CM, wouldn't have faked the letter "for some reason or another". The "some reason or another" would be to hoodwink a future purchaser. I have seen more than one sidelock Crescent Arms .410 with Parker Brothers or L.C.Smith stamped (not engraved) on the sideplates.

Last edited by eightbore; 12/27/06 10:19 AM.