An old friend of mine bought this in the sixties. After a while it was stolen then recovered years later and returned to my friend. Then he sold it to another friend of his, whose kid took it completely apart and had no idea how to put it back together and lost a couple parts. The guy gave it back to my buddy. Then another 20 years or so he gave me the pistol parts and told me I could have it if I could put it together. I needed a trigger gaurd, main spring, and a lifting hand, which I picked up simply enough. The finish is a little worn, put it shoots good and I don't have much more that 20 bucks into it.