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Pete Ebbink · 07-29-2007, 11:31 PM

Tracy,

I played around with the photos a bit.

I think the Bessler SN is 11276...

I am pretty sure the Bessler gun is not the old Skinner/Shattuck gun # 11278...as the most-pronounced milling marks in the left "ear" recess that is identical on the Skinner/Shattuck gun is absent on the Bessler gun.

Here is a close-up of the chamber date stamping as well...what do you think...???

My tired eyes think I see a "1942"...not a "1941" as the Bessler ad says...but it might just be the photo...

The height of the last two numbers also seem taller than the first two numbers on the chamber date stamping...

07-29-2007, 11:31 PM	#14
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Tracy, I played around with the photos a bit. I think the Bessler SN is 11276... I am pretty sure the Bessler gun is not the old Skinner/Shattuck gun # 11278...as the most-pronounced milling marks in the left "ear" recess that is identical on the Skinner/Shattuck gun is absent on the Bessler gun. Here is a close-up of the chamber date stamping as well...what do you think...??? My tired eyes think I see a "1942"...not a "1941" as the Bessler ad says...but it might just be the photo... The height of the last two numbers also seem taller than the first two numbers on the chamber date stamping...