An update if anybody is interested- I went back today to take some pics and get a better look at this. It is a brass frame after all, not just the strap. So, since everybody says brass frames are just garbage, I guess it is case closed.But... an interesting discovery. What I thought was a maker's mark EAT or FAT, upon closer inspection looks more like FAP. Wouldn't that be a Pietta?
Allow me to PILE ON with Major 2.A Brass fram Pietta in a Pawn Shop is JUNQUE.It has all the value and allure of a FART in a SPACE SUIT!!!Coffin (mr Subtle) maker
......... While carefully protecting your wallet, back slowly out the door and back to the sidewalk. Turn carefully up or down the street, then RUN!!
Now, that is a great piece of general advise! With your permission Sir, I'm might just tape that next to my ebay screen -Bulldog