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09-03-2021, 10:43 PM
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I just downloaded the form to get my 5inch triple lock authenticated..I know it's been re-nickeled but I want to see if it was originally nickel or blue...has 4stars on the gun in different locations and a date on the left side grip frame of 1/25/68with a star
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09-03-2021, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by sipowicz
I had a Rossi revolver lettered a few years back for $75. All it said was they thought it was shipped to a guy named Lenny.
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09-03-2021, 11:24 PM
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I’m waiting on another letter for a 6946. It is marked “will fire with magazine removed” so I figured it went to a PD. I asked Roy for shipping date and if it shipped to a PD. He replied it did not ship to a PD but it’s worth a letter. That was enough for me. Cost me $75 since I’m a member of the SWCA. I’m anxiously awaiting the letter. I waste more money on dumber things than some history on a never be made again firearm.
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09-06-2021, 06:57 PM
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Look inside the shroud. Sometimes you will see a “B” for blued or “N” for nickeled.
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09-06-2021, 07:34 PM
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Here's an example of a modern gun that many people passed over because of the bogus looking marking. AFAIK, no Navy gun has ever been marked this way, especially considering it was done on the side plate.
But, check the letter.
A heretofore unknown shipment to the Navy SEALs. Did the letter add any value?
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09-06-2021, 08:56 PM
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To quote Humphrey Bogart in the African Queen……..”You pays yer money, you takes yer chance”!
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09-08-2021, 12:45 AM
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...and sometimes a letter confirms what one expected. Worth it? In this case , most likely.
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