Another 1914 HZa WWII Rework

ithacaartist · 12-26-2013, 02:50 PM

Several of the small parts appear in the pics to have been force matched, particularly the mag. The firing pin is relieved and un-numbered, so probably not original to the gun. Shouldn't the side plate have the Erfurt proof? Even the front face of the frame also appears to me to have been ground and re-numbered, including the double or triple struck "4". This always seems to be an issue in one way or another, but I'm not sure how it figures in with deducing this gun's provenance/history. When Arties underwent barrel changes back in the day by official facilities, did they also re-number or force match them--and how neat vs. detectable would re-numbered parts be? Would re-numbering a set of mags also be a part of that process?

12-26-2013, 02:50 PM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,558 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	Several of the small parts appear in the pics to have been force matched, particularly the mag. The firing pin is relieved and un-numbered, so probably not original to the gun. Shouldn't the side plate have the Erfurt proof? Even the front face of the frame also appears to me to have been ground and re-numbered, including the double or triple struck "4". This always seems to be an issue in one way or another, but I'm not sure how it figures in with deducing this gun's provenance/history. When Arties underwent barrel changes back in the day by official facilities, did they also re-number or force match them--and how neat vs. detectable would re-numbered parts be? Would re-numbering a set of mags also be a part of that process? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894