I posted this in the private section also.

I bought this gun in Troy at the annual. K102417 K-32 Masterpiece, it shipped on 8/10/1951 I am having a display box made for it and a K 22 and a K 38. I took the grips off of it to trace the outline, when I did, I noticed it has the hole in the frame for the access for the lock pin for the lanyard ring lock pin. I removed the grips off of both the K-22 and the K-38, they both have the holes on the frames like the K-32. The K-22 is sn K22020 and was shipped on April 26, 1948. The K-38 was shipped on March 12, 1951. Anyone know when the WWII frames were used up?

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Don Mundell

Don,
I bet you are talking about a 1/4 inch hole in the frame???

That hole has nothing to do with a lanyard swivel. I asked Roy a few years back, and he said it was a jig hole for machining the frame. They changed jig methods, eliminating the need for the hole. That 1/4 inch hole is also seen on N frames in that period.

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Regards,
Lee Jarrett

Like this one on a 5-screw Highway Patrolman?