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Stu · 03-30-2008, 11:13 AM

Fair point Ron. My comment was prompted by my recollection of numerous threads decrying the practice of replacing incorrectly numbered parts with correctly numbered ones. I don't think there is any argument that a gun with matching numbers is more valuable than a mismatch. Look at the instances of re-numbered mags to illustrate the point.

I'm more intrigued about the apparent change in attitude to the practice.

Personally, I think it's almost impossible to prove that a given gun's components have all been together since manufacture, extremely probable maybe, but with rare exceptions, impossible to prove.

The long and short of it is these darn things are getting to valuable and that will always attract people who are looking to make a commercial profit, some in a more scrupulous manner than others.

03-30-2008, 11:13 AM	#5
Stu User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 452 Thanks: 4 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Fair point Ron. My comment was prompted by my recollection of numerous threads decrying the practice of replacing incorrectly numbered parts with correctly numbered ones. I don't think there is any argument that a gun with matching numbers is more valuable than a mismatch. Look at the instances of re-numbered mags to illustrate the point. I'm more intrigued about the apparent change in attitude to the practice. Personally, I think it's almost impossible to prove that a given gun's components have all been together since manufacture, extremely probable maybe, but with rare exceptions, impossible to prove. The long and short of it is these darn things are getting to valuable and that will always attract people who are looking to make a commercial profit, some in a more scrupulous manner than others.