What looks like the number 8 is actually an ordnance bomb symbol. FTR stands for Factory Thorough Repair, and those guns, as the FTR implies were completely disassembled, repaired as required, and refinished in what Pate describes as sandblast "Black Magic" (Parkerized) prior to being shipped back to the U.S. I've had several but now I'm down to one (the best I ever seen) and it's staying in my collection. I will post some pictures of boxes in the A.M., but they are taken out of Charles Pate's book. Most I have seen had the original color case hardened hammer and trigger, and blued ejector rod. I highly recommend Pate's book for the serious student of those guns.

They are really fun guns to shoot. And thank you to the guys who maintain the Victory model data base. Great job!