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Old 01-19-2016, 02:32 PM
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A transitional I Frame that wasn't shipped until April 21st, 1950. It went to Klein Sporting Goods, Chicago IL. It's a .32,fixed sight,round butt hand ejector with a pre war patent date barrel,LERK,pre war round butt style stocks,pre war hammer and trigger. It has a post war hammer block safety,cylinder release, and 4 line address! These type guns were not flying off dealer shelf's back in the day.Serial # 521201
Bill
I love these pre war-post war hybrids. Usually completed before the war, in inventory, and then updated w/sliding bar hammer block safety to get some small frames on dealer shelves post war; per Roy Jinks. Extra cool with scarce 6" barrel.
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