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John Sabato · 07-01-2014, 10:28 AM

This is now considered a Shooter class gun, and not a collectible.

The gun has been refinished. Perhaps more than once.

The barrel is a replacement, but it does not look like it was done by an arsenal. The serial number on the barrel was engraved (pantographed) not stamped.

The damage could be battle damage, but more likely just rough handling during its lifetime, and very possibly the result of someone who had no idea of how to disassemble the gun trying to force the takedown lever open...

07-01-2014, 10:28 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	This is now considered a Shooter class gun, and not a collectible. The gun has been refinished. Perhaps more than once. The barrel is a replacement, but it does not look like it was done by an arsenal. The serial number on the barrel was engraved (pantographed) not stamped. The damage could be battle damage, but more likely just rough handling during its lifetime, and very possibly the result of someone who had no idea of how to disassemble the gun trying to force the takedown lever open... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*