George,
I had the same question. Could it be that since this is a non-standard marking, the armorer used "N." instead of "No." to indicate "number"? Really a bizarre marking but as the "other Ron" indicated, it could be authentic.
Ron,
Actually, a bent trigger guard isn't all that difficult to fix with a little bit of patience and a light hand on the non-marring hammer.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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