1916-1917 Navy Receiver Proofs

Silvano · 07-16-2002, 11:17 PM

Recently I have seen 2 1917 Navies, both are believed to be authentic, and both exhibit halo's.
I always thought that Proofs on Navy receivers were struck prior to blueing, but these 2 Lugers are evidence to the contrary. Since both Lugers are 1917's, and both exhibit rougher workmanship, I thought perhaps that this might be evidence of rushed late war production? If this is the case, can other 1917 owners please identify their production time from the serial# and maybe you can help demonstrate a pattern to this theory. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

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07-16-2002, 11:17 PM	#21
Silvano User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Recently I have seen 2 1917 Navies, both are believed to be authentic, and both exhibit halo's. I always thought that Proofs on Navy receivers were struck prior to blueing, but these 2 Lugers are evidence to the contrary. Since both Lugers are 1917's, and both exhibit rougher workmanship, I thought perhaps that this might be evidence of rushed late war production? If this is the case, can other 1917 owners please identify their production time from the serial# and maybe you can help demonstrate a pattern to this theory. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />