[quote=Rookhawk]

....3. The animal engraving is crude by comparison to other Scotts I've seen of even lower grade guns. I even question whether they might have been added as afterthoughts?.../quote]

Purely for discussion, this just doesn't look right. I believe after $1200 of careful, conservative restoration the side plates might still not be right. It's probably just me, but the centers of the side plates may have been 'polished and spruced up'. I think the original price goes down some, but I'd guess thoughtful restoration cost might go way up from the ballpark.