Value of 20 DWM

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Edward Tinker:
<strong>Note, that the rear toggle pin was not serial-numbered until 1932.
There were two "styles" of serial number marking, Commercial style and Military style. In commercial style some of the numbers, notably the side-plate and locking bolt, were stamped underneath in a way which did not affect the surface look of the gun--military serial numbers were stamped on the visible surfaces. If your mismatched parts are stamped highly visibly they likely come from military guns. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">You are right on the money. Both the side plate and locking bolt have the same serial numbers on the bottom side as well as on the visible surface. I didn't notice them before. Also the rear toggle pin is stamped.

I took the gun apart as far as I was comfortable. I would venture to say that the sear bar, breechlock and firing pin would also have the same SN. But I'll let someone with a little more experiance determine that. So far the only place that I have not seen the serial number on are the insides of the wooden grips. There was nothing in the insides.

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