[ithacaartist]

Nice pistol, Dana. I like the .32s as well--except maybe when it comes time to buy ammo.

Your XA and the XV (.22) are contemporary with the first IIIAs (.380) after the Model III, IIRC. Wide based mags for all, coarser checkering on the wooden grips, no lanyard loops on the "Especial" versions. I believe this is also when production changed to cast parts instead of parts machined from scratch.


If you take this apart, you'll find most of the parts--the major components and internals, particularly the fitted ones-- have a 3-digit number (unrelated to the serial number) used to keep them together during production.