No stock coming with it. No slot on the back of the grip.
Joe Schroeder recorded two samples: 84672, and 88253. One of them does not have slot on the grip. But he did not say which one.
Erickson said "all known examples are not cut for a stock". And he presented 84672, which was in Robert H collection. Combining these two pieces of info together, 88253 must have a slot on the grip, and 84672 does not have that slot.
Personally, I don't feel it's converted. More than half a dozen super nice 1930s went though my hand, I am so familiar with its finish. The finish looks all original. Inside the frame, there is no sign of welding either. Same with the grip. The darn thing is absolutely new inside, but there are a few handling scratches oustide. Bore is like new.
The s/n of this one is 84655, that's a good sign too. All known examples are numbered in Schnellfeuer s/n (not in 1930 range). And, it's so close to the sample presented by Erickson.
The lock frame is 1930 style. Not Schnellfeuer style. And it's numbered to the gun. I did not see any sign of renumbering.
Finally, if converting a Schnellfeuer to this one, that "raw material" Schnellfeuer must be new enough. Schnellfeuer is not a cheap gun. Which professional would spend so much effort to convert, then sell cheaper than Schnell?
Of course, that's not scientific. May X ray tell anything?
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