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Unread 12-09-2014, 04:23 PM   #1
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Originally Posted by alvin View Post
Arrived. In general, it's good. Blue is fine, with minor erosion on magazine well. Matching, but with one issue -- the gun is 433238, but the panels are 433258. 3 vs 5, is it famous "Factory Error"??
Short barrel ["Bolo"] on full-size C96 gripframe/mismatched numbers would lead me to believe 'mixmaster', but not a problem to me. Hard rubber grips definitely a plus. What little of stock showing looks too good to be that old...

But you are much more experienced than I will ever be. If you have doubts then you are likely correct.

Which rear sight does it have? 500m or 1,000m?

I like it.
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