BTB, West Side has been really good in the past making firewood avaiable. Tj

Kinchafoonee Kid,

One of the 'ggodies is that both the silverine-edged glass fromt and the backing plate both have ridges in the case the allows the front and back to be opened without  a knife .... I am guessing around 1883 they got tired of repairing cases that had been screwed up by knife blades and added the flanges .... (again, part of my later-than-1883 theory)

TTFN,

Kinchafoonee Kid,

First the has to be a good story behind a moniker like that one! Feel free to PM me if you don't wish to show it to the room ....

First off, I am guessing it is later than 1883 .... There are just too may goodies on it ...

One, the case is silverine through and through ... in the lower half of the case is stamped DUEBBERS, forming the top half of an oval; Then dividing the oval in half is the word 'SILVERINE' .... and the bottom part of the oval is formed by the words 'Canton O"
There is a Duebbers serial number for the case .... but it is so small I cannot read it ...

The watch repair shop shop said that if I brought the watch in they would crack the case and check the Illinois serial number ...
and, through books could tell me the weight, number of jewels, date of manufacture and more ... so check back Monday Night PST and I should have a lot of the answers ...

Good ta hear, EP.

Damn. Two my favorite Roosters unner one roof. Y’all what don’t know ‘im, the one eyed one’s a fine fella. Loaned me a Blackhawk my first shoot. When I got two I busted one ‘n he loaned me ‘nother’n.  Schooled me on the chicken it Elizabeth City too.

Didn't do no gun stuff taday. Didn't see no airplanes either. Stayed home.

Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, green pepper, carrot, celery, radish, dead chicken, egg, jalapeño, olives ‘n the mexican blend cheese thing in oil ‘n vinegar.

Hope I can make it thru these two races before the sand man gets me…….

Got my exercise in I found a Lyman balance beam scale in pretty nice shape with a dust cover for $20. It'll replace the RCBS 502 that went bad on me. Also found some 45-70 brass at the same place. Box of 20 with two rounds unfired,$5.
Wife also found a few odds and ends, two nice hurricane type lamps and a counter top ironing board

“Walked the dog.”

Don’t think I’ve heard that since my father passed. Misted me up some.

Swappin’ four feet fer four wheels – if the commercials ever end……………..

Moose had school carnival at her school today. Victoria and I stayed inside. We`'re grilling hot dogs outside tonight. Moose just mixed up some frozen margaritas.

Ater carrying a 1911 or 1091A1 in military issue style holsters for upwards of 55 years I find myself asking "what is the spacer block for, and isn't there a better way to make full flap a holster for a 1911?"

Del,
I provided good hard core documentation directly from Winchester regarding some of the woods they used.
It was little more than "just a fun poking" (as you like to describe it) that caused me to delete this information from this thread! And you still have no clue what the wood is do you?
My best,
  Blair

Slim, what did you do, start over here again?