1917 Artillery

alanint · 10-28-2010, 07:29 AM

It all depends on the gun and who is buying it. If a gun in a particular year and given serial number block are known to have grips numbered to the gun, then un numbered grips would be considered a mismatch or field replacement. If the serial number block is known to be spotty as far as grip numbers, then its ok.
As far as who is buying it; some collectors allow things like non matching mags, firing pins and grips slide, since they are considered "normal wear' of the gun, while others would not consider a gun unless all that matched.

10-28-2010, 07:29 AM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	It all depends on the gun and who is buying it. If a gun in a particular year and given serial number block are known to have grips numbered to the gun, then un numbered grips would be considered a mismatch or field replacement. If the serial number block is known to be spotty as far as grip numbers, then its ok. As far as who is buying it; some collectors allow things like non matching mags, firing pins and grips slide, since they are considered "normal wear' of the gun, while others would not consider a gun unless all that matched.