Close-up picture of "Made in Japan"

[alvin]

Did a little research. So F says it was proofed by Eibar Proof House in 1933. s/n 27047. Another instance not far away "Made in Japan" instance was pictured in Antaris' monograph.

This darn thing is virtually new, with a few very minor handling marks. No stock came with it. And from the slot on the backstrap, looks like no stock has ever attached to it. It might be a shame to see an 77-year-old virgin, but I will leave this one alone without shooting though.

Back a while ago, I saw a small ring big grip transitional model (in Astra context, SRH is rarer than LRH), but the bore is not very good. So I gave it up. That's probably a mistake. Last year, there was another one in good shape in NH, but I missed that one. NH one is also posted below.