Newbie with 3 line Stoeger question

guns3545 · 03-12-2013, 09:46 AM

Dave,

You are asking a difficult question as without pictures it is virtually impossible to make any evaluation.

1. Are there any proofs on the gun at all? Barrel? Breechblock? What are they?

2. Is "Genuine" stamped on the rail before the patent inscription?

3. Records indicate that 403V and 408V had vertical Crown N proofs on the left side of the receiver.

There are any number of "tells" that verify a true Stoeger and identify a fake. Detailed pictures are indispensable. Complicating this, a large number of these Stoegers found their way to Palestine and were used by the Security Guards at Palestine Electric., e.g. my 413v.

Equally, these guns were supplied to Stoeger with a number of spare barrels of different lengths so they could be easily changed out to meet a potential customer's wish.

John

03-12-2013, 09:46 AM	#2
guns3545 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 438 Thanks: 661 Thanked 493 Times in 219 Posts	Dave, You are asking a difficult question as without pictures it is virtually impossible to make any evaluation. 1. Are there any proofs on the gun at all? Barrel? Breechblock? What are they? 2. Is "Genuine" stamped on the rail before the patent inscription? 3. Records indicate that 403V and 408V had vertical Crown N proofs on the left side of the receiver. There are any number of "tells" that verify a true Stoeger and identify a fake. Detailed pictures are indispensable. Complicating this, a large number of these Stoegers found their way to Palestine and were used by the Security Guards at Palestine Electric., e.g. my 413v. Equally, these guns were supplied to Stoeger with a number of spare barrels of different lengths so they could be easily changed out to meet a potential customer's wish. John