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alanint · 03-16-2011, 08:09 AM

Rebarreling to another caliber to extend a weapon's life does not really make sense. If you are relining, there is no difference in time or effort to simply reline to 9mm again. Chances are this pistol may have ended up in Mexico or a country with similar laws at some point in its life. The 9mm caliber is highly restricted to the military and police in Mexico and many guns, which ended up down there were rebarreled or relined to other calibers to comply with the law.

Mexico, in fact, is probably the .38 Super capital of the world. All the 1911s or Browing HPs you see commercially there are in .38 Super, since .45 is similarly restricted as 9mm.

This gun was also subjected to some abuse, (see the vice prints on the right side of the frame around the reverse face of the mag release). Probably during barrel removal to effect the relining.

03-16-2011, 08:09 AM	#11
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Rebarreling to another caliber to extend a weapon's life does not really make sense. If you are relining, there is no difference in time or effort to simply reline to 9mm again. Chances are this pistol may have ended up in Mexico or a country with similar laws at some point in its life. The 9mm caliber is highly restricted to the military and police in Mexico and many guns, which ended up down there were rebarreled or relined to other calibers to comply with the law. Mexico, in fact, is probably the .38 Super capital of the world. All the 1911s or Browing HPs you see commercially there are in .38 Super, since .45 is similarly restricted as 9mm. This gun was also subjected to some abuse, (see the vice prints on the right side of the frame around the reverse face of the mag release). Probably during barrel removal to effect the relining. Last edited by alanint; 03-16-2011 at 09:03 AM.