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Nick, The machined stud indicates earlier manufacture although that is not much of an indicator. I am assuming the underside of the stud is leather covered?
Yes, Too bad about England and their foolishness about deactivation. I want to believe this will never happen here...God Bless our founding Fathers and their foresight with the Constitution. At least when Hitlery's minions come to inforce deactivation I will be fighting for something I believe in. Jerry Burney