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Old 02-23-2011, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cprher View Post
What I find striking about this particular example is the superb condition it's in. Whoever owned it before I got it certainly took good care of it. Not only is it in excellent condition cosmetically, but mechanically it's perfect.
Keith
That is a fabulous Brazilian you have. They are RARE in THAT condition.
Yes, that is the import mark on the left lower grip frame. I have no idea what is meant by "non-import" when speaking about Brazilians, since ALL of them had to come back from Brazil. The importers may have been a bit haphazard about marking them since I have seen two or three with no import mark.

Your gun should have SMOOTH convex top grips just like WW I US 1917's.
Put a nice set of grips on it, and that gun is worth around $1000, maybe more. A display quality Brazilian is very hard to obtain.
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