A couple of questions---------

How does one determine the rear sight blade has been replaced?

I too have a NM #3 (with target sights) with the optional Russian spur trigger guard---with a checkered spur yet--special order---letters with it. What in the world did they use that spur for---not to mention a checkered spur? I have tried to use it for the middle finger with a one hand hold---forget about it!! It's a great thing to grab onto using a two hand hold----but (and while I wasn't there at the time) I've never seen (photos of) any target shooter of the era using a two hand hold. (And please don't say it was used to hook on to the sashes. I've never seen any pictures of target shooters wearing sashes either.)

Ralph Tremaine