Hi John, This gun was taken down to bare, un-pitted metal during restoration, and was re-stamped. The restorer mistakenly used the early, three lobed Crown/M stamp, instead of the later, pentagon shaped, Crown/M stamp, which would be proper on a 1908 Navy. The early stamp was discontinued at about 1906 Navy #5000a. The first picture shows the early stamp on a 1906 Navy, the second, the proper stamp on a 1908.
Regards, Norm
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