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Unread 04-28-2006, 05:16 AM   #34
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Dwight,

The small stamp on the barrel looks like a normal commercial crown/N proof, a bit poorly struck. You also see that the original commercial style numbering is still present on the takedown lever.

It wouldn't surprise me if the barrel is original to the gun. It has the overall appearance of a normal commercial gun that had a 1920 property mark and military style numbering added.

The question is whether the renumbering was done by DWM or by some police/reichswehr armorer. The fact that it's numbered in the 80,000 range is interesting.
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