I think its important to try and understand the situation that family or person might have been in at the time of the repair. Great Depression, etc wouldve called for a cheap and expedient repair comensurate to the owners financial situation. I know we all like to bad mouth what we consider ham fisted repairs, but consider the owner did their best to keep the gun working and doing its job. I dont think the farmer, rancher, small town fella was that concerned with a properly fitted turn screw so they didnt bugger up screw heads.....Doubt they were really concerned with collector value during those tough times. Doubt the owner back then or even subsequent owners thought that their guns were going to be considered valuable in the decades to come.
People nowadays laugh and eye roll at an old antique gun with a wire wrap and brass tack, nail, screw wrist repair, but I see it as that owner back then did the best they could with what they had or could afford. Where in BFE were they gonna send the gun for a true expert repair?? You think all these po dunk towns had U.S. factory trained Gunsmith or a Suhl, Felach, , Liege, Birmingham or London trained gunmakers shop in them?? Cmon now.
