Mike: Where is the rust on the lock plate? I had a dealer tell me there was a blood splatter on a lock plate once.....very minor, blah blah blah. The gun had very tiny chips out of the wood posterior to the lock plates. It looked like someone used an ice pick to pry out the locks. Well, I got the gun and took the locks out and the beveled edges of the posterior aspect of the locks were very corroded with deep pits. Some minor rusting inside the locks. What happened IMO was the rust swelled the wood knocking out the little chips which made it appear that someone used an ice pick. Turns out it was a little more than a blood spatter. I sent the gun back. So, I recommend you take Doug's advice and look this gun over carefully!!
