Um, how do I start this?Ok a friend inherited an original 1858 rem w/ plate in display box saying that it was purchased between 1858 and 1868. It has no loading lever--so i took an old Navy arms 1858 circa 1979 but it was longer so I couldn't add parts. His question is should he order a loading lever(or send it to a gunsmith and whatever it might need,maybe springs) to restore it to enhance value to some significance or just leave it like it is. I have no pics yet but maybe adding a loading lever etc might just be throwing away money since he is not a bp enthusiast and new parts are not original. Not sure?
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