Horizontal lazy "N"...Long msg.

[Walt J.]

Rick,

Same here at 3 7/8. From what I've been able to research, normal barrels for this period wereÃ?Â*the standard 4 inchers, so it adds a bit to the strangeness. Undoubtedly, we're in the same boat here, and Tom may be correct with his veryÃ?Â*early Kreighoff rework theory, but when IÃ?Â*madeÃ?Â*that suggestion to a couple of local "experts" at a recent gun show, IÃ?Â*hit the "no way" brickÃ?Â*wall. The only apparent differenceÃ?Â*between theÃ?Â*two is that yours stayed withÃ?Â*the military and mine was diverted to the police. With the 9MM barrel and the horizontal lazy "N"s, we know they must have been rebarreled prior to the Allied Control Commission restrictionsÃ?Â*citing the 7.65 barrel for commercial use and the switchÃ?Â*to theÃ?Â*vertical nitroÃ?Â*mark. Sooooo, any more info from the vast knowledge floating around this web site would be greatly appreciated.

Walt