I'm sorry to see you'll be happy either way. You should be adamant in your quest for textbook examples----made the way God intended. Should you wish to come to your senses, I'll be happy to trade you an as new PROPER example---complete with the "Bright Blue" finish, target grips, complete with a Patridge sight---as God intended.

As an aside, and in response to those commenting on the position of barrel roll marks, know that were one to whack 1 1/2" off my 6 1/2" barrel, the roll marks would be almost perfectly centered on the remaining 5" barrel.

The moral of this story is: Roll marks, schmroll marks!!

Let us know what the letter has to say---unless it's bad news---or no news.

Those are maddening----I have an 8" 1st Model .32 caliber Single Shot--letters as a 10" .22; a 6" 2nd Model Single Shot---letter says they don't know what the barrel length is; a New Model #3 Target (Those made ONLY in 32-44 and 38-44 S&W.) This one is chambered for, and marked "38 WINCHESTER CTG" on the numbers matching barrel. The letter says they don't know what the caliber is. Here's hoping you don't get a letter like these.

Ralph Tremaine