Test Eagle Serial Number--Duplicate
 

Dear Folks: First, let me say that I'm new here and can't tell you how much I appreciate all the great information that I've already found. My question of the moment is with regard to Mr. Wood's comments about there being no possibility of duplicate numbers. I'm considering purchasing a reported test eagle, sn 6671, but there are a couple of problems. The toggle and trigger number do not match for one thing. In addition, the seller has told me that test eagle 6671 appears in Still's book, but that isn't the one he has for sale. As you can imagine, I'm a little reluctant to complete the purchase and was hoping for some advise. Thank you for your time and advice -- Steve

Steve, this subject was brought up in the members only area. It isn't possible to have two duplicate numbers for test guns.

Ed

Steve,

Pass on this one and keep looking.

--Dwight

Buy it if and only if the seller will accept payment in $3 bills.

Tom A.

"This one is the one in Jan's book , but it is'nt the one in Jan's book.":confused:

Big Flag!!!
Ron

There is a very simple es-plane-acion Lucy, why there are 2 test AE's with the same serial#. You see, Pfc. Wally lost his on the first day it was issued to him. Rather than be discharged, he snuck into the armory late at night and got into the spare parts, reassembled and renumbered his gun to match the one he'd lost. Then, to explain why it is mismatched, he was very, very sloppy and kept losing pieces during cleaning. When his buddies weren't looking, he'd steal pieces from their pistols.

Later, his son became a famous German SS officer and he handed it over to a Green Beret in DaNang in 1945 after signing the surrender of his unit on the deck of the USS Arizona.

You see! Everything can always be easily explained by Teenagers out past curfew and dedicated students.

This story and that pistol will get you a cup of coffee at the next gun show, maybe even a donut.

Great fiction, Glen...

You receive the Flying Pig award...sort of like a Peabody award...;)

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Thanks Pete! I'll tether it to my Noble Piece Price and my Pull-it-sir

Sck-Steve, there is a very good chance that the pistol you are looking at in Virginia is not quite right. If you buy it, you will probably regret it in the long run.

Dear Folks:
Thank you for all your thoughts. In light of the unanimous sentiment, and the fact that at least one or two of you evidently know of this particular pistol, I will pass. Thank you again.