OK guys, tell me what I have....

John Holbrook · 11-10-2004, 12:06 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by tracyp:
The Navy had the hold open, the eary Armys did not. Does the hold open have the serial number on it. I would leave it as is and not refinish it. It's still a very nice piece.

Tracy<hr /></blockquote>No, the hold open device does not have the "61" stamped on it, and I am not going to refinish it. I only redo guns that are basket cases. This one is much better than that, so I will leave as is.

See my new post of how I intend to display this charming old war horse!

11-10-2004, 12:06 PM	#20
John Holbrook RIP Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bellingham, WA. Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by tracyp: <strong>The Navy had the hold open, the eary Armys did not. Does the hold open have the serial number on it. I would leave it as is and not refinish it. It's still a very nice piece. Tracy</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">No, the hold open device does not have the "61" stamped on it, and I am not going to refinish it. I only redo guns that are basket cases. This one is much better than that, so I will leave as is. See my new post of how I intend to display this charming old war horse! __________________ "Give me a fast ship, and I will sail in harms way!", John Paul Jones