Maybe a bit of clarification on the matching numbers and what it means and my thoughts on it.
The pistol has a fair amount of value as the numbers all match.
Firing it once can wreck the extractor or the toggle part (or even others) and at that point is is a shooter.
Even if it stays in the family the question is would you want the value to get literally shot as a result of that happening? It may not make any difference to you now but possibly would in the future.
It also wrecks the historical value. My feeling is if a gun has that it should be preserved as best as possible. As time goes by more have things happen to them and they become fewer in number and more history is lost.
I collect Model of 1917 Rifles and for the something like 2.5 million made, its shocking how few are left intact.
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