why so many toggles swapped in VOPOs?

Sergio Natali · 09-28-2020, 08:08 AM

I think happened more or less what happend to the M1911s and M1911A1s during refurbishing, so that they were disassembled into parts then reassembled without caring, and later reassembled with no thought to where the parts came from and whether they matched.

Mister Sunshine · 09-28-2020, 12:06 PM

Mismatched parts is not confined to the P08. When the new double action 38 Colt revolvers performed poorly in the Philippines the army refurbished some 45 caliber single actions. They threw the parts in bins, shortened the barrels, refinished the pistols and reassembled the pistols with no regard to serial numbers. Needless to say, these pistols are not worth much to collectors.

RichSr · 09-28-2020, 09:56 PM

Uh, RIA auctioned one (Artillery model SAA) for $8625.00 just last December.

briskspirit · 09-28-2020, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RichSr

Uh, RIA auctioned one (Artillery model SAA) for $8625.00 just last December.

You mean mismatched ?

09-28-2020, 08:08 AM	#1
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I think happened more or less what happend to the M1911s and M1911A1s during refurbishing, so that they were disassembled into parts then reassembled without caring, and later reassembled with no thought to where the parts came from and whether they matched. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

09-28-2020, 09:56 PM	#3
RichSr User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 128 Thanks: 154 Thanked 54 Times in 36 Posts	Uh, RIA auctioned one (Artillery model SAA) for $8625.00 just last December. __________________ Rich

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09-28-2020, 12:06 PM	#2
Mister Sunshine User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Cherry Valley, Ca. Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	Mismatched parts is not confined to the P08. When the new double action 38 Colt revolvers performed poorly in the Philippines the army refurbished some 45 caliber single actions. They threw the parts in bins, shortened the barrels, refinished the pistols and reassembled the pistols with no regard to serial numbers. Needless to say, these pistols are not worth much to collectors.