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Originally Posted by LWCmdr45
retarmyaviator,
Yes, Charlie and I have that SN in the database already. Thanx again!
Steve
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Steve, at V786640, that's
really a late gun. There are "SV" prefixed postwar commercial examples with considerably lower numbers. Can you opine on when it may have shipped? After V-E day, even?
One other thing. Lee Jarrett advises that after December 1944, the butt swivels were changed over to a blued finish. I note this gun does have the supposedly superceded casehardened one....
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Originally Posted by dannybot
Any insight on mine: v464083? I inherited it from my father-in-law, who inherited it from his father-in-law, who was a merchant marine in the war for Gulf oil.
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I'm presuming that your revolver does not have a U.S. property mark on the topstrap and that you haven't gotten a letter for it. I can tell you I have one with a serial number less than 10 off from yours and it lettered to the United States Maritime Commission. Given the known history you cite, I'd have a strong hunch that yours also went to the U.S.M.C.