The "silver" knob and screw on my sidelock which tightens the two sideplates, is a custom one. The original was blue black. Somehow it unwound when shooting one day. And I searched back everwhere I had walked but being small, large luck required to find it again. Kevin in Melbourne mad me a new one.

A question for out experts. The negraving on my plates has become a little subdued. I used some grease ont he hinge pin, and it was for my BP guns, and it encouraged rust!!! Poliching the plates with oil removed some surface colour of red. Is there something one can rub on the plates to bring back the lustre and shine without dmagaing the engraving?

It isn't that noticeable but remembering what they were like previously I know the difference. It isn't pitting or anything like that.