Dutchman
04-25-2011, 05:46 AM
Bought this at a gunshow in Indianapolis a while back. It had late magna grips. I stuck these old wore out panels on it.
In the light of the gunshow I couldn't see the amount of blue wear but I bought it as a holster gun anyway. Lock up and bore is very nice.
http://images16.fotki.com/v289/photos/2/28344/3347807/q11-vi.jpg
Under the grips is a nice collection of factory work dates.
9-27
11-47
4 62
7 65
http://images19.fotki.com/v292/photos/2/28344/3347807/q02-vi.jpg
And yet another factory re-work indication.
http://images19.fotki.com/v285/photos/2/28344/3347807/q04butt-vi.jpg
J.P.D. and a date of 1933. These are engraved not stamped. I suspect it may be Joliet Police Dept (Illinois).
This thing has been reblued more than a couple times. I suspect the factory re-work dates are for re-blue. Mechanically the gun is much nicer than the outside would suggest. Currently the firing pin rivet needs to be peened as it came out one day at the range. I think I'll need to lathe-turn a punch and anvil to do that. Anybody have a photo of that tool?
http://images29.fotki.com/v291/photos/2/28344/3347807/q05backstrap-vi.jpg
http://images17.fotki.com/v297/photos/2/28344/3347807/jpd3-vi.jpg
Dutch
In the light of the gunshow I couldn't see the amount of blue wear but I bought it as a holster gun anyway. Lock up and bore is very nice.
http://images16.fotki.com/v289/photos/2/28344/3347807/q11-vi.jpg
Under the grips is a nice collection of factory work dates.
9-27
11-47
4 62
7 65
http://images19.fotki.com/v292/photos/2/28344/3347807/q02-vi.jpg
And yet another factory re-work indication.
http://images19.fotki.com/v285/photos/2/28344/3347807/q04butt-vi.jpg
J.P.D. and a date of 1933. These are engraved not stamped. I suspect it may be Joliet Police Dept (Illinois).
This thing has been reblued more than a couple times. I suspect the factory re-work dates are for re-blue. Mechanically the gun is much nicer than the outside would suggest. Currently the firing pin rivet needs to be peened as it came out one day at the range. I think I'll need to lathe-turn a punch and anvil to do that. Anybody have a photo of that tool?
http://images29.fotki.com/v291/photos/2/28344/3347807/q05backstrap-vi.jpg
http://images17.fotki.com/v297/photos/2/28344/3347807/jpd3-vi.jpg
Dutch