OB - EXCELLENT- all original parts; over 80% original finish; sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal; unmarred wood.

NPRF - NON-PROFESSIONALLY REFINISHED/COLD BLUE, ETC.

Manufactured 1905. "S" above frame serial number, writer believes this to be the studio rental company mark. The butt is marked "TEX TERRY". American film actor Edward "Tex" Terry (1902-1985) often played in B Westerns in the 1940s and 1950s.