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Old 01-29-2012, 08:56 AM
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I'm wondering how consistent the manufacturing details of these early guns we've documented so far are. They obviously all have the truncated tang, as well as the stubby safety lever and corresponding unrelieved left stock.

Do all have the "PAT'S PENDING" marking on the slide's right side? Supposedly some don't.

Another characteristic for which there seems to be some variation is the short curved relief cut at the front of the slide. Serial number 2277 above looks to me as if that cut is longer than is typical, for instance. My example is odd in this respect in that the cut on the right side is noticeably longer than the one on the left.
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