Recent content by the_Riot

Ah. I see it now. It too matches. Thanks!

You darn tootin! Happy hunting pilgrim.

Got you. So those are unrelated to the serial number? I wonder why they just wouldn't use the serial number, unless the SN isn't assigned until later? Maybe dumb and pointless questions but my curiosity knows no bounds.

As requested, mentioning my first time taking her out for a spin. Shot wonderfully. The action is one of the smoothest I've ever felt. Was a blast to shoot. Some pictures below (my boys like to color on my targets). The target shows first 12 shots, 6 each DA and SA. After reading some of the...

Thanks for your response! The hammer and trigger are definitely blued. So definitely refinished. That helped give clarity. Appreciate the help and thoughts on it all.

Yes sir and I may well do that if I dont have the clips. It would be un-American to not shoot some evil cardboard silhouettes on the weekend of our nation's independence with such a fine specimen of American wood and steel.

Ha! Fair enough and will do. Hopefully my clips will be in any day now so I can take it to the range this weekend.

Thanks for the tip! Looks like they are out of stock right now but will definitely keep an eye out. -Bryan

Yes sir. Front of the ejector rod. A gentleman earlier in the thread mentioned... "Look on the front of the ejector. If it is in the white, the finish is original. If it is blued, it was refinished." So took a picture to see his thoughts. It appears to be not blued as he mentions, though I...

Very cool. Thanks again!

Thanks for the response! One more question if yall dont mind. Anyone able to tell me what this symbol means?

This is how she looks...thoughts?

Ah I'm picking up what you are throwing down. Good to know. I'll take a look this evening.

I think I'm following. You mean if the bluing on the front of the knob is not worn, that would indicate that it had been refinished? I'll have to take a look when I get home from work today. A little background, I picked this up from a gentleman at an estate sale. It was his father's who had...

No sir it is blued. I realize the lighting in the pictures may not be the best. Added couple of more pictures below that may show it a bit better. Thanks for the info on the grips. Didn't realize what they were. Interesting to hear that while not original, there is something special about...