trigger guard thickness

[Jerry V Lape]

Working on cleaning up a Reeves Goering trigger guard appropriate for a Lancaster longrifle in progress.  Have never really examined  an original with an eye to judging how much beef needs to be retained to be correct.  Anyone able to give me some guidance on this aspect?  The specific guard I am working on is Reeves # 35 if that helps which he marked as being an Isaac Haines casting.

[keweenaw]

Since almost all of Reeves castings are made from originals you don't want to do anything more than to clean up the surfaces if you're trying to retain the style.  Your finished guard will actually end up being smaller and thinner than the original.

Tom