I've had this old girl sitting here for a few months now but haven't done much with it.
It was made in 1926.
Wondering just how original it is and what it's worth. There's another one in a local shop and it has different swivel studs so I'm thinking mine are original but I'm not sure. Also wondering if it does have any collector value would it hurt to recut the checkering?
I cleaned the barrel really well last weekend and I'm sure there was copper in there from the 20's, it's squeeky clean now and in very good shape.
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