Gunbroker 1900 AE

Doug G. · 10-04-2006, 12:13 AM

Ok, this is just all wrong! He claims it is a "pre test" gun, but it has a later style safety lever.
Of course this could have been changed, but the toggle is blank. Further it looks like it has been refinished.

Or am I wrong? I am not up on test guns.

blayne · 10-04-2006, 12:16 AM

Doug, do you have a link??

Doug G. · 10-04-2006, 12:32 AM

Good lord, some days my brain is up there, but jsut isn't turned on!

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=57724571

Dwight Gruber · 10-04-2006, 01:54 AM

Very unusual indeed.

You are right that the safety lever should be type-2. Of course, the sideplate is mismatched. There are several other things which the pictures hint at but do not reveal.

"Pre-test" is meaningless as a special circumstance, serial number 554x is simply a 1900 lower than the US Test range.

--Dwight

Pete Ebbink · 10-04-2006, 12:29 PM

There sure isn't much left of the AE chamber marking...probably lost in a re-do or two...

The right side frame rail just at the toggle lock shows no silver-solder vertical "lines" either.

And where the heck is the "DWM" on the toggle link ?

c3006 · 10-05-2006, 08:27 PM

What do you suppose the extra barrels are about or am I missing something?

Karl · 10-08-2006, 08:41 PM

Side plate is not only mismatched but off of a military marked P-08 (one of several interchangable parts with a 1900). Obvious evidence of buffing on the receiver. This would make a nice shooter at the right price. KFS

10-04-2006, 12:13 AM	#1
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	Gunbroker 1900 AE Ok, this is just all wrong! He claims it is a "pre test" gun, but it has a later style safety lever. Of course this could have been changed, but the toggle is blank. Further it looks like it has been refinished. Or am I wrong? I am not up on test guns. __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain

10-04-2006, 12:32 AM	#3
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	Good lord, some days my brain is up there, but jsut isn't turned on! http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=57724571 __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain

10-05-2006, 08:27 PM	#6
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	What do you suppose the extra barrels are about or am I missing something? __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

10-04-2006, 12:16 AM	#2
blayne User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Doug, do you have a link??

10-04-2006, 01:54 AM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,312 Times in 430 Posts	Very unusual indeed. You are right that the safety lever should be type-2. Of course, the sideplate is mismatched. There are several other things which the pictures hint at but do not reveal. "Pre-test" is meaningless as a special circumstance, serial number 554x is simply a 1900 lower than the US Test range. --Dwight

10-04-2006, 12:29 PM	#5
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	There sure isn't much left of the AE chamber marking...probably lost in a re-do or two... The right side frame rail just at the toggle lock shows no silver-solder vertical "lines" either. And where the heck is the "DWM" on the toggle link ?

10-08-2006, 08:41 PM	#7
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 266 Times in 116 Posts	Side plate is not only mismatched but off of a military marked P-08 (one of several interchangable parts with a 1900). Obvious evidence of buffing on the receiver. This would make a nice shooter at the right price. KFS