Oringinal grips - they might have the last two of the sn on them (not sure of 1939's display that, also be careful taking them off, take screw off, then gently push from inside and prying from outside.
unit marks - only a small percentage of guns have them, PLUS ww2 era ones usually do not have them to start with, as the markings were no longer required
grease - many times it is attributed to original cosmoline. My take on it; while in the army, I knew I was going to be overseas for 3 years, so I used thicker grease / gun oil before I left. When I got back, you could easily have thought this dried grease was put on these guns from WW2 and it was only from a few years before...
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