Lots of good questions!!
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…Is this common among the 'prototypes'?
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Common. But not all the prototypes were the same so that doesn’t mean that each and every one of the prototypes had that extractor and the safety body you mentioned.
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Did they differ in any other way from the 'pre' Model 39s?
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Sure, they were prototypes. What they found during the tests determined which features they’d use in the production models. Some had different grip angles, some steel frames, I expect at least one must have had the extractor and the safety body seen in the production models.
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How many of the prototrypes were produced? Over what time period?
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I have seen it was around 30 starting in the late 1940s and going until production started in 1954.
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2. The safety has a round protrusion on the side facing the slide, and this probably fits in a hole in the slide to prevent the safety from moving.
3. The rear of the safety has a tongue that fits into a groove in the slide.
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I’m not exactly sure what you are referring to so I hate to hazard a guess.
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4. The magazines have a flat stamped floorplate, like the ones on a 45.
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They are not flat like a 1911 (or even a Model 59). The forward part is raised and the edges are ‘curled’ to fit over ‘tangs’ on the base of the magazine body, instead of a flat piece that slides ‘into’ the magazine. (I hope that came out right.
