You will be pleased to know that the receiver and both sets of barrels are "as found". The restoration involved the reforging of the tangs, restoration of the trigger guard, and the restocking of the gun. I think Doug made new forends, but only to properly match the new stock, not because the old forends were particularly abused. The top tang was ruined in the poorly executed early restock and had to be remade and rewelded. I would love to have Doug post his version of the restoration, which was his project to insure his entry into the American Custom Gunmakers Guild. Bill Murphy
