Hi Group,
I have inhereted a 1917 DWM with a family history.
As the story goes, Dad 'liberated' it from a tidal pool on the coast of France as a sailor in WWII. I belive he said he made the current grips himself.
From what I have read on the forum, it looks like the breech block, firing pin,extractor, and toggle were not part of the original, they are all stamped (12). Perhaps this entire assembly was replaced as a unit from some armory repair? The left side plate and sear bar? are stamped (79).
I have not been able to find any markings on the clip anywhere. The bottom may be homemade as well, I don't know.
It is a 4" bbl, stamped 3185 C. I haven't read anything on the significance of the letter suffix in the forum. The gal at the sheriff department dropped the c when transferring from the original registration card. Should I have this corrected?
Any comments group?
Thanks,
Fritz.
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