I was disassembling this old, worm-eaten, stubtailed Revitt to save the rosette washers and the original wedge for rescaling, when I noticed something odd. The wedge had a rectangular cut-out that I had never seen before. Has anyone else ever run across this modification? I'm sure these scales and wedge are original (c. 1820). Anyone have any ideas as to why this piece was removed from the wedge? I doubt that it had anything to do with overall balance, but who knows ..... ?:shrug:
Regards - Walt
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