The Meriden is nice, no question about it. But, that hammer gun is a jewel! I don't believe I could bring myself to remove the cheek rest....but that's me and it isn't my gun!
I know low grade Belgian guns have a bad rap as clunkers, but this gun is certainly not in that category. As a high grade gun of its time (1880's-90's?), in my opinion, it looks like it could be in a firearms museum if the wood were restored. It does indeed fit like a glove as is with the cheek rest. I'll keep that in mind...
