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Old 09-05-2011, 06:47 PM
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I have a 32 L rp handejector 4" bbl square butt, square latch, ugly imitation ivory grips. [Franzite?] It has a number in the yoke that matches a number in the frame where the yoke rests. [83xxx] It has numbers on the cylinder and the butt that match. [63xxx] Which would be the serial #? Parts gun or late model assembly? The nickel finish seems uniform and seems to match.
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The number on the yoke is an assembley number. The number on the grip and the cylinder (63xxx) is the serial number.
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Thanks. It shoots a decent group too.
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Is your gun marked MOD 31-1 on the frame when the yoke is open? You were given correct info about where the serial number is to be found, but does the number on the butt have an H prefix?

If there is no model marking and no H prefix, I think an extra X is needed, as the serial number would be a six-digit number.

Excuse me for even asking a question that goes against something you have already said, but if this gun is a .38 Regulation Police (a five-shooter), it could have a five-digit serial number without a letter prefix in the range you mentioned.
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Pre model 30 32 Long, no model numbers. I think the cylinder number & butt are 6 digits now that you mention it.
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