I bought a used Pedersoli Bess from a member here with the caveat it had a weird trigger modification. It certainly was weird -- a mutant non-Bess trigger that was at such an angle that the original owner cut a hole in the Bess triggerguard so the trigger could be pulled. Well, that had to go so I ordered a new Pedersoli Bess guard from VTI Gun Parts for 89 bucks and installed it and a new Bess trigger. All beautiful -- EXCEPT that the hole in the guard tang for the screw that grabs the wrist escutcheon does not line up. It is not off by much -- but by enough to screw up the works. I opened up the hole in the wrist, but the screw is at the wrong angle to engage the threads in the back side of the escutcheon. I can think of two possible solutions: Cut the threaded "cup" off the back of the escutcheon and try to solder it on in the right place; or just glue the escutcheon onto the wrist and glue in the shortened screw as well. Any other ideas. Maybe you can sort of see what I am talking about. It's a good Bess and deserves to be used.
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fullsizeoutput_1556 by ComeWatson, on Flickr
fullsizeoutput_1557 by ComeWatson, on Flickr