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Old 01-23-2011, 02:31 PM
TIMETRIPPER TIMETRIPPER is offline
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Welcome to the forum Pumpgun. Yes, I agree with rock doc 100%, that is one heck of a deal you got there. They are hard to find in my neck of the woods for under $400. The number on the swing out, or yoke, is an assembly number used during manufacture,and assures that the yoke is matched with the frame. It is always different from the serial #. The serial number is stamped on the bottom of the butt, underneath the barrel above where the ejector rod is, and on the back of the ejector star itself (difficult to see). Your gun is a J frame version and was made sometime between 1960 and 1965. My guess would be 1964. The J frames are a modification of the earlier I and improved I frames. It looks like you may also have the square butt version, which I believe to be less common than the round butt. A very nice gun! Have fun with it.
John
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