Thread: Opinions needed: What happened to this P-38?
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Unread 04-12-2013, 05:09 AM   #11
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This apparantly from the locking block lug shearing off and wedging during recoil or return.
It is a CYQ, known to be thin at this point.

Ruint a good souvenier piece.
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