My 1895 was a 1970's vintage and I wish I still had it. It was a victim of my need for money to go to college and was not replaced. I do have a chance of buying it back now.
It would be interesting to know if this crack issue is for recent manufacture or if it is a flaw in all years of manufacture. I certainly haven't heard of it before so will be investigating to find out. If a recent problem then I won't be buying anything of new manufacture.
I'll check that link out too. Thanks for posting.
Longbow