I don't know about apples, but I do know something about the registered
magnum program. Not everything, but something !
Whether or not the registered magnum card was returned, has no bearing on
the guns status as a registered magnum. And, the presence of a registration
number does not insure that the gun was produced while the program was still
active.
At some point during the the productions of these pre-WW2 .357's, the factory
cancelled the registered magnum program. One aspect of the program was
the registration/certificate procedure, in which the returning of the
registration card caused a registration certificate to be issued, and sent
to the registered owner. The cancelling of the program terminated this
procedure, and anything manufactured after that point, is considered to be
a non-registered magnum. There were some frames that already had a registration
number stamped in them, but were not used until after the program was cancelled.
These guns were not part of the registering program, and hence are not
registered magnums; they are non-registered magnums.
The confusing segment are those guns, made during the active existence of
the registereing program, but were not eligible for registration, for possibly
several reasons. The most-talked about reason is that registration cards were
not sent with the guns. Of course, the underlying question is - why were the
cards not sent ? Its possible that a special price was offered, or negotiated,
for those guns, and registration was not part of the deal. Or, in the case of
the KCPD guns, it's possible that the program was effectively cancelled during
the production of that large batch of guns.
I have owned two KCPD guns from
the same 450 gun shipment, on the same date. My earlier one lettered as
non-registered ; one from last year lettered as a registered magnum. Both had
registration numbers stamped in the crane area. Presumably, Roy had a change
of heart somewhere between the first letter, and the second one ! Clearly,
there is some confusion surrounding the ordering of the KCPD guns, and perhaps
other large orders as well. Some day, there may be an explanation.
Later, Mike Priwer
magnum program. Not everything, but something !
Whether or not the registered magnum card was returned, has no bearing on
the guns status as a registered magnum. And, the presence of a registration
number does not insure that the gun was produced while the program was still
active.
At some point during the the productions of these pre-WW2 .357's, the factory
cancelled the registered magnum program. One aspect of the program was
the registration/certificate procedure, in which the returning of the
registration card caused a registration certificate to be issued, and sent
to the registered owner. The cancelling of the program terminated this
procedure, and anything manufactured after that point, is considered to be
a non-registered magnum. There were some frames that already had a registration
number stamped in them, but were not used until after the program was cancelled.
These guns were not part of the registering program, and hence are not
registered magnums; they are non-registered magnums.
The confusing segment are those guns, made during the active existence of
the registereing program, but were not eligible for registration, for possibly
several reasons. The most-talked about reason is that registration cards were
not sent with the guns. Of course, the underlying question is - why were the
cards not sent ? Its possible that a special price was offered, or negotiated,
for those guns, and registration was not part of the deal. Or, in the case of
the KCPD guns, it's possible that the program was effectively cancelled during
the production of that large batch of guns.
I have owned two KCPD guns from
the same 450 gun shipment, on the same date. My earlier one lettered as
non-registered ; one from last year lettered as a registered magnum. Both had
registration numbers stamped in the crane area. Presumably, Roy had a change
of heart somewhere between the first letter, and the second one ! Clearly,
there is some confusion surrounding the ordering of the KCPD guns, and perhaps
other large orders as well. Some day, there may be an explanation.
Later, Mike Priwer
