Bob,
Thanks for the response. I have already shot it, and it shoots like a dream. I could never hit anything with my brothers gun. It's light weight made it kick like a mule, and I was a little kid. He could hit anything with it, and he always shot it one handed. If I ever see one of the aliminum framed guns it will be very tempting.
I did take the grips off and the pin was there! I was amazed. I knew to look for it because I had read about it. My brothers gun did not have the pin. I like the "lemon squeezer" feature anyway. The guy I bought it from had bought ten of them, new in the box, from some guy in South America back in the '60's. Mine was one of the ten. When I bought it, he said he had two of them left, one was nickeled, and he was keeping the nickel one for himself. I did get to see it though - absolutely beautiful - and he would not sell it to me. I still see him at gun shows once in a while. He is not the most friendly guy in the world, but quite a character.
As for my brother's gun, I did ask his wife for it about a month after he died. She said she was giving it to his son, and I'm sure it's long gone. He also has an old Fred Bear recurve and a pair of Remington Model 1100 shotguns, one in 12 and one in 20 gauge. I have fond memories of hunting with him and carrying those shotguns. I asked about them and didn't get an answer. It was very sad for me. To me, those guns WERE my brother. It's been seven years and it still bothers me.
The Centennial I have is not the same as his, but it's all I have. Just seeing it brings back a flood of good memories.
Steve
