US AMERICAN

[iby]

I saw a US American on the net that was represented as a rare 6" barrel. The barrel looks cut to me. Were any US models supplied with 6" or 7" barrels? My standard catalogue does not mention barrel lengths on them.
Mike

 

[opoefc]

Military specs called for 8 in. barrels only. Several things could be going on here (1) the gun is a cut barrel and the seller is ignorant, or a liar, (2) It's a commercial model and could have been shipped with a 6 in. barrel, as American models were made with 6 in. barrels, and fake US stamps have been applied. If the barrel looks cut it probably is. Ask the seller to show you his factory letter for the gun! Ed.

 

[BRush]

Ed.

Would the factory adjust the position of the barrel stamp on a factory Model 3 six inch barrel to fit like the stamp on the 6 inch 2nd Model Russian below. It's shown with a late 1st Model American with an 8 inch barrel for comparison.

 

[iby]

Thanks to both for your replies.
I was pretty sure that they were all 8". The one I saw on GB has a non original sight blade that is not pinned. The seller did not seem to appreciate my observation and I wanted to be more sure before replying. I don't think I will bother
Thanks again
Mike

 

[opoefc]

BRush, Yes. Ed.