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Jim Watson · January 7, 2014, 09:02 AM

There is good news and bad news.
Bad: The gun has been buffed and hot blued. You can only hope that the buffing did not affect the fit of operating parts. Then there are the glamorous Jay Scott plastic "pearl" grips with characteristic wood backing. Ick.

Good: This may be a 1920 Commercial, stock except for the shiny shiny blue and fake pearls. Built out of WW I surplus guns and unfinished parts, they can be found in every imaginable and some unimaginable configurations. Barrels up to 20" long have been found. Many, but not all of the ludicrously long barrels have tangent sights like an Artillery. Some have ramp sights like a carbine, but not all.

I am pretty sure it had nothing do to with WW II.

I would show it over on the Luger board. After the experts got through laughing at the blue and pearl, they might have some solid information about the Pinnochio barrel.

January 7, 2014, 09:02 AM	#5
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	There is good news and bad news. Bad: The gun has been buffed and hot blued. You can only hope that the buffing did not affect the fit of operating parts. Then there are the glamorous Jay Scott plastic "pearl" grips with characteristic wood backing. Ick. Good: This may be a 1920 Commercial, stock except for the shiny shiny blue and fake pearls. Built out of WW I surplus guns and unfinished parts, they can be found in every imaginable and some unimaginable configurations. Barrels up to 20" long have been found. Many, but not all of the ludicrously long barrels have tangent sights like an Artillery. Some have ramp sights like a carbine, but not all. I am pretty sure it had nothing do to with WW II. I would show it over on the Luger board. After the experts got through laughing at the blue and pearl, they might have some solid information about the Pinnochio barrel.