Sorry, don't know how to size photos.....

Go to Shrinkpicturesdotcom and follow the instructions.  Onesies are free and simple to do.  Set your resize at 1000 and "Best" and let it run.  I rate the service at four stars two thumbs up and a big wet sloppy kiss.

Did you just get the receiver back with the cocking cams and separate set triggers, or is the block and lever still with it?  A prominent, but erratic gunsmith in this area went into a mental institution and many of his customers' guns, long disassembled and scattered throughout his shop, were never returned to their owners.

Trying out resizing program. 
 
I received a bunch of DST parts from Mrs. Lozito.  One assembly is in a lower tang identical to what has been inletted into the stock.  Hopefully the trigger parts can be transferred and fitted into my action. Mark at nearby NECGS is a wizard at such tasks.

Likewise I have a choice of blocks - not sure of which will work out best.  Note that Joe had installed the cocking plates with two screws, but no protruding pin between the screws through the action sidewall.  Is this pin considered optional?

I have ordered several of the small internal parts from Mr. Story.

I don't know why Sharps put the pin in the cocking plate.  They are tight fitting so perhaps to give more support as there is a lot of pressure on the plates when the rifle is cocked.  The right one has a tendency to crack since there is a relief cut for the extractor.  Niedner used to drive the pin out and put a 3rd screw in the receiver but I do like how Joe's method cleaned up the looks of the action. I also like how he filled in the holes for the large caps and the cross pin. That's going to be a beautiful rifle.Bob

Fitz,
I think you may well be right over the reason for the pins being present but they didn't stop Zischang and Neidner removing them on many occasions. They both used screws to replace the pins and on occasions welded the holes up. 

With regard to the large screw plugs at the rear of the action they were replaced by newly machined close fitting plugs that didn't have a screwdriver slot, the threads made loose enough to be turned in by hand and then welded into place around the edge, thus keeping welding to a minimum to avoid and metal distortion due to excessive heat. Both the pin and plug holes would be skimmed over with  surface grinder to smooth out all lumps and bumps of welding rod left proud of the surface. It was easier to do than filing them level. 

I would assume a very low carbon mild steel rod would have been used to permit Colour Case Hardening if required. The removal of the pins doesn't appear to have caused any problems and these custom target and sporting rifles would have received a lot more use than the standard 45/70 round models probably did.

Harry.