Quote Originally Posted by Dutch View Post
The incredible craftsmanship of gunsmiths or restaurators at the time (or more recent, but skilled work is quite costly nowadays) makes me wonder, which of the parts were refabricated in the proces of restoring an apparantly quite detereorated pistol. Traces of severe pitting are still visible! The grips are cetrtainly good candidates in such a scenario.
With all due respect, I would have thought those particular grips are the last thing a restorer would come up with.