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Originally Posted by JP@AK
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My question: are we sure they are N frame?
Also, maybe my eyesight isn't so good, but are the shoulders sharp? I don't see much taper. That would put them in the early 1950s at the latest. The problem is the serial number would not fit a C prefix K frame in the period of the sharp shoulders, since those went away in late '52 or early '53. You end up with the same problem you face with the N frames.
So maybe the shoulder is tapered after all.  |
The optics are a bit tricky, but these shoulders do not look pronounced enough for "sharp-shoulder magnas" to my eyes. Particularly the right one seems well-rounded. That would make C 305877, ca. 1955, a viable candidate.
Compare the "fold line" (for lack of a better word) on the OP's picture with my confirmed 1947 vintage. Admittedly not the same angle, but still comparable and noticeably different.