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Old March 15, 2011, 10:39 AM   #18
Mike Irwin
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The side plate that is on the gun now is, I believe, correct for that vintage.

It has the old-style hammer block safety lever, which was changed during World War II.

I think the "oddities" that I noticed last night are the result of the repolishing and rebluing at some point in the gun's past.
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