With any new area of collecting, I've found that I had to go through a learning period, which involved 'thinking' I had done enough research and knew what I was about to do, followed by getting a great deal on something that I later learn from the more experienced collectors that it wasn't actually quite what I thought it was.
The good thing is that the first one is always special, and if you keep it, the mistakes don't hurt all that much.
I went through the same exact thing with my first vintage S&W (1955 .357) and my first vintage Colt (1954 3-5-7).
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