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Originally Posted by Marcus von W.
Would the safety modification and side plate replacement be something done in the WW2 era while this pistol was still U.S. government property, or something done later by a police department or civilian owner?
Depending on whether it was done by the government or by a police department/private owner, how much does this negatively affect the value compared to an untouched, factory original, gun?
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The sideplate does not appear to have the S stamped near the rear screw hole, as was done on war-time SV-series Victorys as well as on pre- and Victorys retrofitted with the new safety on the official contract. That would make any sideplate replacement a later post-war job, although by whom is impossible to say unless a factory repair date on the frame under the grip panel indicates it might be later commercial factory work.
Prices for these aren‘t stable enough and there aren‘t enough of them changing hands to give an estimate by how much this might affect the value. Any declaration “by x percent” would be worthless. But it would certainly be a bargaining chip to talk the price down if you were trying to buy it
