A very nice gentleman gave me this gun, and boy what a gun. I can't wait to get it lettered.

I've been after a true pre-war snub for a while now. I keep coming... close.

The gun on top is a Model of 1902 with a factory 2" barrel on it. Followed by a pre-war shipped/finished post war, then my new one(!), and another pre-war shipped/finished post war with upgraded fixed target sights (still a mystery who did that work)



The finish on these real pre-war guns is just so amazing. I love that this is a good shooter grade gun, I plan on doing some of that with it soon!





A couple glamour shots.

And here are the mystery markings.



At first I thought I saw P O A, but the more I look at it, and look at the orientation of the A (the only really clear marking), I think the 'P' is actually a U that was double stamped on there.

So I think that it says UOA or U something A

Opinions? Can anyone shed some light on the markings? Maybe the letter will clarify when I get it?

If you click on the images you should be able to make them very large if you need.





And for good measure, the frame, and a S/N that I know someone around here is going to want for some crazy database they happen to keep :









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