[Kyrie]

Hi Tom,


Alas, there is very little difference :-(


What you are suggesting is not â??... replacing a part on a pistol with an ORIGINALLY FACTORY NUMBERED matching part ...â? at all. It is replacing one obviously mismatched part with another mismatched part - that only appears to match because it came from a pistol with the same last two digits in its serial number.


It doesnâ??t matter whether the number on the swapped part was put there by the factory or the fellow doing the swapping. Itâ??s still not original to the pistol, and its only purpose is to make the pistol appear to be matching when it is not. In short, a fake. This is no different from touching up the blue or applying a spurious Deathâ??s Head. All of these things donâ??t make the pistol original; they just lay a trap for future buyers.


I understand you disagree and thatâ??s fine - you are entitled to your views. But I think new collectors need to hear both sides of this before making a choice as to what they will do themselves.


Best regards,


Kyrie