Crudely finished buttplate

[Allen Humphrey]

SA could simply anneal the buttplate to soften it, checker it, then re-harden it. I'm not saying they did that, but it's very likely.

J.B.

That would do the trick of course. The economics seem dubious, but perhaps that is why it was a short lived process.

The whole buttplate checkering flip flopping is almost comical starting with the initial decision for no checkering at a time when they spared no effort on machining steps. Then adding checkering only to stop again, and then resume....finally ending with cost sensitive stamped buttplates with flat checkering that is effectively useless. Nice to see that management hasn't changed much in the last 110 years

[11mm]

Circumstances indicate that buttplate rework was done during overhaul prior to WWI, i.e., 1910-16.

J.B.

Then I guess this will stay in my parts box. Thanks again.