Karl,
Your 1910 dated military was serial numbered in the commercial style. The serial number was not placed on the left side of the receiver or on the top of the extractor. The sideplate is correct in that it is numbered on the bottom.
Is the barrel serial numbered to the frame and does it have the same proof as the receiver and breechblock? I find it unusual that it does not have the bore gage number.
The toggle knobs were definitely not originally strawed. The knurling/checkering on the takedown lever, magazine release button, and toggle knobs have the appearance of gold paint in the picture.
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