[Ron Wood]

Your gun appears correct and is a rather nice example with a low serial number. These were service pistols so it is tough to find one in pristine condition. Yours appears to be a bit better than average considering the ones I have seen. The markings are correct. The safety area should be polished, and even if it has darkened with age it still shold appear different than the surrounding blued area. The trigger and thumb safety look like they might be blue instead of straw but that could be because of the lighting. The markings and corners are sharp so it looks original, but because of the forgoing observations you should look closely to see if it is a re-blue (I will be surprised if it is). The grips are proper with the very small two digit serial number stamps, but as you have noted they are not matching to the gun. The remainder of the marks on the grips are just inspector's marks. The proper magazine would an un-numbered wooden base with the same triangle in a circle marking as the barrel and rear of the frame. Generally a pretty nice M2.