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Old 04-18-2017, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondo44 View Post
On many of these the P is on the butt, maybe more than on the frame. At least I've seen more on the butt.
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It's simply a matter of the time period and the type of the Victory. All BSR's and most Navy US versions got one P on the butt into 1943. DSC guns didn't generally. From Nov. 1943 for the BSR and Jan. 1944 for Army contract US Victorys, three P proofs were being applied to frame, cylinder, and barrel flat. According to Pate, DSC Victorys didn't get any P proofs, but I see quite a few late ones with the three P's and have one myself.
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