You guys are much better at this than I am, so correct me if I am wrong:
The sear is unrelieved so production should be pre 1915/16 but the rear frame well looks reinforced post 1916 so the upper and lower receivers donâ??t match.
Does the machining of the rear frame well look like DWM to you guys? More like Mauser to me?
Look at the close up of the barrel ringâ??thatâ??s the widest one I have ever seen. (barrel replacement?)
The barrel coloring is different than the receiver; the coloring of the rust bluing is too black for an Imperial gun. The suffix seems too low on the receiverâ??but I could be wrong.
I would love to buy a 1914 Navy someday but it scares me to death, I am so paranoid I doubt I would ever bid on one based on pictures alone!
Vern
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