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Originally Posted by Goony
If indeed that's five digits after the "V" and not six, it most likely shipped in May or June of 1942. Too bad it was nickeled. Which caliber is it?
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I read somewhere that at the end of the war, some soldiers would bring back “trophies”, and would oftener have guns nickel plated in France before their return.
I just bought a Victory today. S/N V430415. It too is nickel plated. I will restore it to its original finish.
Cheers!