Still wrapped in original box, never fired

Big Norm · 04-17-2008, 03:55 AM

GB49,
basically, I go with Ed on this one. But since you sound like a newbie, I would like to take it a bit further. The eagles that you mentioned are proof marks and the numbers under those proof marks are NOT the numbers that should match. When collectors talk about matched numbers, we are talking about the numbers under the barrel and on the front of the frame. The last two digits of THESE numbers should also be on a bunch of other parts that are too many to mention here. Look around your gun and you will probably find most of them.
Big Norm

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04-17-2008, 03:55 AM	#9
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	GB49, basically, I go with Ed on this one. But since you sound like a newbie, I would like to take it a bit further. The eagles that you mentioned are proof marks and the numbers under those proof marks are NOT the numbers that should match. When collectors talk about matched numbers, we are talking about the numbers under the barrel and on the front of the frame. The last two digits of THESE numbers should also be on a bunch of other parts that are too many to mention here. Look around your gun and you will probably find most of them. Big Norm