That's a very nice shooter, it appears, and I'd venture to say, from what I can see in the photos, not ever used a lot. Evidence being the almost total lack of pitting and erosion inside the fences, around the nipples. It has been my experience that originals that were well used exhibit this pitting as effected by the corrosive compounds used in the caps. The recess in the hammer face catches the blowback through the nipple and it is redirected down around the nipple onto the breech surface there. I can't see any of that in the "overhead" pic of the hammers and breech area. It doesn't mean that a gun with that pitting is unsound or unvaluable, just that the lack of it is notable.
I have a Manton which has that same lack of corrosion and pitting. Just something I have learned to look for now, when examining them.
SRH
Last edited by Stan; 03/11/14 06:03 AM.
