Model 20 box question

[MarkHayden]

Several years ago I bought a Model 20 blue, non-Bangor-Punta box in case I happened upon the pistol. (I know, a cart/horse confusion issue…)

Since that time I haven’t seen a Model 20, except in magazines. Research in the SCSW indicates that, even if I found a decent one, I probably couldn’t afford it.

The reason for this post is to ask for opinions on the authenticity of this box. The serial number listed dates to 1961, some years before B-P bought the company.

Thanks for your opinions and advice.

Mark

 

[gjamison]

In all my years of collecting I’ve never seen a model 20 box and I’ve only seen one model marked 20-1 that was an Austin PD gun. I do not know if the box is real but I sure hope it is!

 

[Gun Relics]

Several years ago I bought a Model 20 blue, non-Bangor-Punta box in case I happened upon the pistol. (I know, a cart/horse confusion issue…)

Since that time I haven’t seen a Model 20, except in magazines. Research in the SCSW indicates that, even if I found a decent one, I probably couldn’t afford it.

The reason for this post is to ask for opinions on the authenticity of this box. The serial number listed dates to 1961, some years before B-P bought the company.

Thanks for your opinions and advice.

Mark

Wow, that's a strange one. That definitely looks real and I am sure the gun exists, although they must have had low/no demand. Do you know anybody who has access to the database? They can run the serial number and probably find the invoice.

Here's the page from the 1961 catalog showing the Model 20.

 

[murphydog]

The box and label look original, for various reasons that will remain secret to discourage counterfeiters . Keep looking for the gun, it's out there!

 

[austintexas]

M-20

I have an APD M-20. Mine is Nickeled , I paid too much for it but I figured i was buying 2 guns in one. An APD marked revolver and a model marked revolver. One of 50 or 52 the Austin Police Department bought.
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