My vote on disappearing colors is wear. Here is a NID #2 showing strong color in protected areas but beginning to show a lessening of color on the knuckle area.
5E, I have contemporary guns (7Es)one of which has the boarder checkering and one that does not. I think it was a function of which one of the Hallam boys did the job. I personally prefer the bordered checkering. A study of it definitely indicates to me that it was not done as a cover-up for over runs because there are none.
Last edited by Walter C. Snyder; 04/30/10 09:46 PM.
