P-08 Commercial question

Dwight Gruber · 03-29-2003, 09:32 PM

Ran into a 1908 Commercial -BUG proofs- in a gun show today. Sadly it had been reblued many years ago, condition looked like one would expect with original blue.

However, it had a holdopen added, and the serial number had been stamped military-style on the sideplate, in addition to its original commercial position. Is there some provenancial explanation for these features?

--Dwight

03-29-2003, 09:32 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	P-08 Commercial question Ran into a 1908 Commercial -BUG proofs- in a gun show today. Sadly it had been reblued many years ago, condition looked like one would expect with original blue. However, it had a holdopen added, and the serial number had been stamped military-style on the sideplate, in addition to its original commercial position. Is there some provenancial explanation for these features? --Dwight

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