Are there any markings on the gun to suggest return to the factory for work? I saw no dates or stars. If it is in fact void of said marks, would that not be a possible indicator of work done outside the factory or by someone at the factory that did not feel the need to add factory marks since he did the work himself. Roper?

Ralph, thanks for the mention. To clarify, my statement is "Sometimes we just don't know what we don't know".

Of course I am also known to say things like: "sometimes these changes were made by someone that unknown to us was probably doing things that were done at a time when we probably couldn't or wouldn't know if that was the reason"

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