09-16-2008, 04:56 PM
I approached Larry Bordonaro, and Ed (Blacksmith) about making these escutcheons. Neither felt these escutcheons would sell well enough to justify making the molds, not to mention the high start-up costs involved.
It's too bad. Personally, I feel the popularity of the 41-226T, called "The Sled" by many collectors, would alone justify someone tooling up to make the escutcheon available.
All someone has to do is copy the 47-205 or 48-206 escutcheon - it is the same pattern, and made of an improved non-shrinking plastic. But the 47-205/48-206 escutcheon is ivory, and a marbleized brown is needed for some models, and a very dark brown for the 41-226T.
It's too bad. Personally, I feel the popularity of the 41-226T, called "The Sled" by many collectors, would alone justify someone tooling up to make the escutcheon available.
All someone has to do is copy the 47-205 or 48-206 escutcheon - it is the same pattern, and made of an improved non-shrinking plastic. But the 47-205/48-206 escutcheon is ivory, and a marbleized brown is needed for some models, and a very dark brown for the 41-226T.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
