1918/1920 DWM Police P 08 - a little different

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber

The entire toggle train was replaced by one from a five-digit commercial pistol.

I would hazard a guess that, during some event of physical refurbishment, the left receiver was "worked" sufficiently that the serial number was nearly removed. It was then re-stamped to be more easily identifiable.

--Dwight

Thanks much.

How can I tell the toggle train is from a 5 digit commercial? What is the "tell"? Please.

I see it is commercial from the C/N, but the 5 digit part? Because it had only a "1" initially stamped?