Took it apart, every thing was varnish tight, and its all over the metal. Now inth stock lightening cuts I found the following, 1902 CHAS. H THROP BIG RAPIDS MICH Now I have read of instances where troops were given the choice to purchase their issue carbine on discharge (not the revolver, in one case).
Looks like I have some research to do, I may just keep this sucker after all!
Any suggestions on how to researh this guy, other then just Google?