Thread: Is a "Letter of Authenticity" really a Letter of Authenticity ?
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Old 06-13-2018, 11:06 AM
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I understand Sal's concern. It is pretty common in the Colt world and increasingly common in the S&W world to see unscrupulous sellers using the terminology to mean the letter authenticates the gun for sale. It does not, as most of us understand. It merely authenticates the serial number. A recent auction had an early Colt Government Model for sale and hyped the two digit gun because it had a "letter of authenticity" showing it shipped to a famous shooter of the day. The gun was completely bogus but there was a debate on another forum about the letter "authenticating" the gun.
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