post mil and it is possible i guess that it was soldered on but the bluing and under laying finishing marks are so uniform from muzzle to action i can't see it being refinished or touched up. it is what it is i guess. will make a fine truck gun.

the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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