That "repair" to the right side of the pistol is an unfortunate attempt to stake the toggle lock frame catch. These were originally friction mounted and silver soldered, They sometimes work loose, particularly if a high temperature hot blue was used for refinishing, and I have seen a number of examples where the catch was missing. As far as function goes, a missing catch does not matter much. have no idea why they designated it a "1902" other than being misinformed...a 1902 still has a flat recoil spring. Not a bad looking early shooter for 500+ bucks, wouldn't want to go much higher though.
But, it is a new number for the "Test Configuration" data base so that makes me happy.
Ron
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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