Ok thanks guys. this is getting more and more interesting my the minute.

my wife just also said that "ed" told her there was somthing special about the guns serial number...and not to ever sell the gun. I'm sure "ed" is long gone by now...he would be 100 or so now i guess.... she said he was a great guy and they had a blast going shooting with him. she would make a bug bucket of chili and they would go shooting all day long. Ed would bring a bunch of different stuff for everyone to try. Damn, i really wish i could have met this guy and found out more about this gun.