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Originally Posted by DocB
You may be right. Teddy Roosevelt's gun does have the medallions. Maybe someday we will find a 140 year old man who worked for Smith during this period to verify that non-medallion pearls were never used by the factory. I don't think I will ever be absolutely convinced, but, again, you are probably right.
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DocB
I hope this can convince you. This is page 7 from the Smith & Wesson catalog dated 1899. Smith & Wesson fought against inferior pearl stocks for many years, resulting in placing warning labels in boxes and in their catalogs.