M99ER, let me defer to you in another area, where I'm sure that you're a master, a veritable and enviable font of knowledge ---
About how much should I ask for a like-new operating lever for a straight-grip Model 99?
(My sincere apologies if "operating lever" is not the correct terminology for this part -- I'm sure you know which part I'm referring to -- the part that combines the trigger-guard bow, the straight finger loop, and the large, up-curving breech-opening-and-closing extension. It's blued and shows no obvious sign of having been used to open and close a Model 99 breech. I don't think it's ever been in a gun.)
