Steven, I don't blame you for your skepticism. I too am not 100% convinced. The bolt checkering is missing, perhaps covered in plating, as is the Ross barrel band. Two features that if present would help. I hope to make it to one of this years Tulsa shows and let those more familiar with his work look at it. Until then, all we have are my pictures and SWAGs. Here are some of the area of discussion.




It ain't ignorance that does the most damage, it's knowing so derned much that ain't so! J. Billings