You posted your reply while I was typing my comments (see previous post). So here is my response to your latest post:
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Originally Posted by wrsmith12
I've done the grip removal and I found an R-N inside a box. It's also stamped with a G11, 6x768, G2, G7, and 377 all on the left side.
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I could be wrong, but I think the R-N in a box indicates a factory refinish in nickel. Perhaps someone else will affirm that.
I'm not sure, but I think at some point the factory stopped stamping the date of factory repairs and refinish work on the left side of the grip frame. It doesn't look like there is one on yours unless it is the 377 number, which could mean March of 1977.
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The metal is a casted stainless
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What metal is stainless steel? There shouldn't be any stainless parts on this gun, I don't think. The Model 14 was always made of carbon steel.
Regards,
Jack