Somebody who really knew what they were doing, did some mighty fancy checkering here! Grumpy
Plus somebody also put on a mighty nice looking skull cracker here!
The bottom line. This great looking side arm was not meant for some peasant like me. That and who ever was lucky to have owned it. Was and is in possession of top end of early 19th Century Technology! Grumpy
PS Here is some more information about this Company!