Greg, it melted off. I really like the AyA. It was much nicer than I thought from the pictures posted on GB. BTW, we ended up with around 2 inches of snow. It melted off by around noon.

Lagopus, it is a lever cocker. It is a fun gun. I plan on trying to take a few huns and sharptails with it this fall. Unfortunately someone polished the receiver and screwed up the engraving. I want to have it re cut as well as the checkering.