SKB identity help

[Lonesoms Al SASS37893]

Got lucky and bought an SKB 200 cowboy ready at a local auction New Years Day. I would like to find out who did the work on it. I know it's a long shot , but this one has an 1881 silver dollar concho on the forearm. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Al

[El Sobrante Kid]

Detailed pics of the shotgun, the markings, and any obvious work, would really help to get you an answer.

[Lonesoms Al SASS37893]

1 hour ago, El Sobrante Kid said:

Detailed pics of the shotgun, the markings, and any obvious work, would really help to get you an answer.

It looks like every other SKB 200 out there, blued with beavertail forearm. Barrels are 20 inches and top lever has been bent for right handed shooter. I really see nothing else that would make it that much different except for the concho that has been installed. 

[Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life]

Each gunsmith has little “tweaks” that they incorporate into their process of slicking up. For instance some use a “hold” to keep the gun from accidentally closing when staged vertically. Some convert from inertial reset to mechanical reset (and there are at least three ways that I have seen to do that). Some “cone” or “funnel” the chamber mouth, others modify the extractor. What I am trying to say is if you post pictures of some of the modifications (you did say it had been cowboyed) it would be helpful in identifying who did the work. As one of the most popular SxS in the game a stock 200E has been seen by a lot of users. You are trying to determine who did what work by what is different. 
Good luck and all the best 

    
Gateway Kid

[Marauder SASS #13056]

The silver concho sounds real familiar, but I don't recall who used that as a marker.

 

But that was about 10 years ago so I don't know if they are still around.  Sorry I could not really help.

[Lonesoms Al SASS37893]

2 minutes ago, Marauder SASS #13056 said:

The silver concho sounds real familiar, but I don't recall who used that as a marker.

 

But that was about 10 years ago so I don't know if they are still around.  Sorry I could not really help.

Thanks, that is what I'm looking for, someone that has seen the concho. The work that has been done is similar to all other SKBs I have looked at. The gun appears to have not been shot much and I will take it out and shoot it when it warms up and some of the snow leaves.

[PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L]

Have you tried contacting the auctioneer to see if source information (e.g., previous owner) might be available?

[Lonesoms Al SASS37893]

It belonged to a cowboy shooter whose alias was Marshall Stallings from Illinois. I contacted him and he said that was the way he bought it but that's all he remembered.