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Old 08-28-2020, 04:03 PM
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I just picked up this model 34-1 which looks to be in very good shape. Pinned barrel. All things look good, except for what you see in the last picture. Probably a factory oversight, but who knows?
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Old 08-28-2020, 05:20 PM
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For a replacement grip the chances of the numbers being off one digit are out of this world.
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Old 08-28-2020, 08:45 PM
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Very nice 34-1!
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Old 08-28-2020, 09:18 PM
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It would not bother me one bit.
Very nice kit gun.
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Old 08-29-2020, 09:23 AM
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Nice looking Model 34, I would not fret the serial number on the stocks.
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Old 08-29-2020, 09:32 AM
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That's a nice one, you'd be amazed at what a set of J frame targets does for those.

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Old 08-29-2020, 09:54 AM
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Personally I would say those grips "number to the gun"...

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Old 08-29-2020, 04:27 PM
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I'd say the employee who stamped the grips just grabbed the wrong number by accident. Just too close for a replacement. The gun looks to be in too good a shape for the grips to have needed replacement anyway. The other possibility is if he didn't mis-stamp the grips, the factory assembler just put the next gun's grips on the wrong one in error. Could have been done at 4:59pm on a Friday!

I'd bet it's not the first time this has happened!

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