I'm suspicious that the gun has been re-blued and the small parts reheated. If I look close to the number and letter stamp under the barrel I see a bit of a "halo", if you will, around the number and letters. Sometime the person re-bluing a gun will avoid putting bluing chemical on stamps to keep the edges sharp. Also, I've looked all over the internet and have yet to see a 1923 with three digit numbers. Is it possible this gun was made to import to the USA?
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