Frank, In my opinion the "Red Nine" marked LPO8s were a mistake. I believe that several field armours misinterpeted the instruction that mandated the marking be placed on the early production (those below S/N 61,000) 9mmP military brooms, witch all left the factory with unmarked grips. Since this marking was done "in the field" (post factory) the size and style of the "9"s, will vary greatly and lends itself to many forgeries. TH
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