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03-26-2015, 01:56 PM | #61 |
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Geez, do they even read the garbage they write? Mis-labeling it a 1906 is bad enough but then to call it a "short frame and receiver", which it obviously isn't, and baffle me with how it could have a "correctly marked LOADED extractor. It is a real trick to stamp anything on a 1900 extractor. Pretty nice looking gun though. Looks like it might be SN 7474 which is getting close to the end of the use of the Type II thumb safety.
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Ummm...type 3 thumb safeties start intermixing with type 2 around sn 9900, and type 2 vanishes around sn 10200.
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Like I said...getting close to the end (probably 2/3 the way, but not there yet) It is getting so I can't make generalizations any more, precision is required even in trivial comments. And I don't know if it is 7474, it might be 4474 or 9474. Please disregard any comment I may have made on the Type II safety (or type 2 if you prefer) on this gun. I shouldn't criticize the Proxibid ad if I can't do better.
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I wonder if they mixed up descriptions and pictures. I don't see any "Germany" on the frame or any BUG proofs mentioned in the description. It appears to be in reality another "pseudo" Test Eagle with a serial # of 7474.
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By Jove! I think you are right! I should have thought of that. Nice catch. Number 7474 is a known gun already on the list.
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The question is... if you bid, do you get the gun described or the gun pictured?
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By Jove! Now there's a saying that ain't heard everyday by youngsters! Wasn't Jove a butler or was that Jeeves?
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"by Jove" (dated, chiefly British) minced oath for by God, Jove referring to Jupiter. 1623: William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, scene II. By Jove, I always took three threes for nine. 1623: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, scene XIII. Favours, by Jove that thunders! What art thou, fellow? 1916: P. G. Wodehouse, A Wodehouse Miscellany, Jeeves Takes Charge. Well, I wasn't going to have any of that sort of thing, by Jove! Synonyms gadzooks, gaw, darn, dash
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That is a very good question. Since "a picture is worth a thousand words" one would think you would get the gun pictured.
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Someone got a nifty pistol.... John
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Greetings, all,
Today was photo-shoot day in Mecklenburg. I'll be posting pics of two other of my guns from today's files, but I thought I'd start with this one, the M1900 bought at auction. The extractor on it was twisted a bit, as well as being somewhat bent. I resisted buying one of the ones "revshop" has for sale on eBay, @ $95, and our Lugerdoc helped me out with a nice strawed one that looks great, as you shall see. I disassembled the gun entirely, the exception being the recoil spring, and removed the ages' deposits of gunk and goo and tad more rust from corners everywhere. Then I prepped and re-strawed the small parts and reassembled it. It is now wearing one of my Argentinian grip panels on its left side, so both now match at 20 lpi pattern. As it is now, I think I'll refinish right over the pits and call it good after that. Refreshed straw has perked it up, for sure.
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'Scuse me, Something is amiss with my workstation along the lines of weird things happening when I click. It looked OK, somehow, in the preview. I know that putting up with each of my words once may be more than enough; didn't mean to overburden...
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Recent threads such as DonVoigt's Navy project and Markbritt's WTS 1900 AE have shown, to me anyway, that refinishing these very early Lugers over pitting etc. is a reasonable approach to improve appearance and prevent further deterioration of the pistol surface. So your plan to refinish over the present surface makes sense.
However this pistol looks pretty good/interesting as it is now. The re-strawing and steel wool work has improved appearance significantly. So in my view you now have the option of leaving it as it is and protecting the surface with Renaissance Wax. I'm not saying that is a better strategy, I am just pointing out that given the improvements made, you have some options. Shakespeare on bluing: "All that glisters is not gold." (Merchant of Venice - Act 2, Scene 7). Have you fired any more rounds with it? Last edited by 4 Scale; 08-28-2015 at 01:03 PM. |
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NYS PP's must be county-specific. Mine dating back to the late 70's, has always been CC. I just had it out as I will be putting all my handguns on GB soon. Someone in our local club asked me if my S&W M41 had a brake on it - I couldn't remember. Had to dig it out of the safe and look. I'd forgotten that my 1900AE came with a wooden display case. Have to take that into account when I list it.
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