1900 American Eagle #7398

[milesc2]

Picked up a 1900 American Eagle yesterday, all matching including the mag and grips.

Unmarked FP and hold open with no Germany stamp, only the “flaming bomb” proofs.

Takedown lever is numbered on the left flat side.
Everything that should be "in the white" is correct.
Original finish with a decent bore, only drawback is the “million dollar” chip in the left grip.
Barrel looks shiny in the 4th photo but is just covered in oil.
The mag in photo 1 is not the original.

Serial number 7398 (not yet on Ron’s list)
I know it’s not a test gun but cool to have one with the same features.

I have a couple of questions:

I paid 1600 for it, how do you think I did? All I know is the seller took a loss on it.

To get the grip chip repaired will the frame need to be in the hands of the repair person?

Also does anyone know the year of manufacture? I am guessing it somewhere around 1901 or 02.