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Originally Posted by twaits
Terry,
Outstanding stuff. Thanks so much. If more pics like this were on the MH forum I would visit it a lot more often.
I may have asked you before but what is your take on the lone second sideplate screw on my Dads blue one? Most MHs I see seem to have the middle screw and then TWO other screws on either side of the top of the sideplate, but his only has one.
Thanks again. I never get tired of seeing your fine examples of MHs!
-Erik
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Erik
The single screw side plate is more common on the early serial numbered production. Art Phelps stated in his book on Merwins that this was somewhat rare, but more common on early .32's or .38's.
The .38's used two frames of great difference and around four variations. Notice the distance from the top side plate screw and the frame at the top at the hammer. You can tell the tall frames from the short.
Terry