Mark,
The gun has no WaA markings except on the barrel and the only proof is on the barrel as well. I have been told these guns may have been manufactured prior to the "U" guns or even assembled from parts stolen from the factory! I have seen several of the no serial number guns but this one is in the best condition I have seen for this variation. The gun appears to be fired because the slide rail's wear is consistant with the gun being used, but has obviously never been put in a holster.
The take down lever is made more like a watch part than a gun part. The cylinder has a small screw on the end protruding from the tube on a spring and the other end sealed with a screw that has been peened in place, as my photograph illustrates.
Mark
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