I just got back from Tulsa, looked and touched dozens of high dollar Winchester. What disturbs me is the restored and toned down gun to 50%, the fakers are getting good at what they do. I have always looked at the stampings on guns, style of letters and numbers, placement, and depth. I looked at a couple guns that were restored and aged to 50%, serial numbers engraved. The guns looked original, some parts had original finish, some parts had restored finish that looked so good it was hard to tell. The serial number on one gun looked perfect except clean, under magnification I could see cut marks. It was engraved to the correct style, size, placement, and depth by a expert engraver. I spent several minutes with a jeweler’s hood to confirm it was engraved not stamped. Once you mess with the serial number WHAT IS IT! The guy who did this was not Bubba, he was scary good at what he did. Don’t get me wrong, you can tell, but look closely when money is involved. It was worth the trip to Tulsa to get the education. T/R