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Old 12-26-2011, 06:22 PM
linde linde is offline
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Originally Posted by jcelect View Post
Hey linde
Thanks for the pic comparing the 3" guns! You will notice the front sight of the earlier guns (171) has a slightly different configuration(more rounded front) than the later guns. jcelect
Yes, indeed . . . the early ones, including the early 36-1, have a full radius on the front edge of the sight blade . . . not sure why they changed it.

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Question: is it 171 or 172 produced ? Seems there is reference to both. Thanks ~!
Even though 171 is the most widely published and generally accepted number, I believe 172 is correct. Don't believe it matters much . . . unless there's someone out there trying to collect them all

Russ
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