Did I miss something where they are obviously not up to snuff? Just curious. They are quite clear that they are only going to report what's recorded in the ledger, they will not fill in blanks or try to interpret anything not recorded.
I can reverse engineer what this line looks like.
Line 1: "Type: Rifle"
It's in the Savage 1895/1899/99 ledgers, thus it's a rifle
Line 2: "Barrel Type: Round"
There's an R on the line
Line 3: "Barrel length: 24 inches"
There's a 24" on the line
Line 4: “Pistol grip stock”
There’s a “P/G” or “Pistol Grip” on the line.
Line 5: "Fancy American Walnut"
There's a "Fan. Amer. Wal." or something very close written on the line
Line 6:"Engraved B"
There's a "Eng. B" or something very close written on the line
Line 7: "Checkered B"
There's a "Ckd. B" or something very close written on the line
Line 8-10: Date accepted/shipped/sold to is pretty clear.
Based on this one, I'd say they are as up to snuff as Savage Arms ever got. Truthfully, probably better than Savage Arms ever got.
1) The comment ""obviously not up to snuff" was made by you. Not me.
2) I don't need/want you to reverse engineer anything. I would like context associated with a letter. Like Roe & JTC did. And Cody can do that with some schooling.
3) If Cody is up to snuff, then why did they contact David and ask for his input?
The point of the message is that the ledgers are for 1895, 1899, 99, pistols, .22's, bolts, shotguns and probably more.
Possessing the ledgers does not make Cody experts. Understanding them does. And this will take time and effort from Cody, David and others.
I think we agree that education/schooling of Cody is in order.
Don't care what the definition of snuff is.
