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JTPinTX · February 1, 2010, 02:23 PM

Thanks Flyfish. I looked at the pistol yesterday, but couldn't find a model number anywhere on the outside. Last night after I came home and did some research I found that the model number should have been inside the yoke area, so I called my FIL and had him look this morning. At first he told me it looked like a 99, but then decided it might be a 66. His eyes are not that good, he had to go get a flashlight to look at it, so it is quite possible it could have been a 49 instead of 99. At any rate, it is not the alloy frame for sure, it is blued steel. I imagine the early 70's period is correct, I believe his first wife passed away in the late 80's.

February 1, 2010, 02:23 PM	#2513
JTPinTX Junior Member Join Date: February 1, 2010 Location: TX Panhandle Posts: 2	Thanks Flyfish. I looked at the pistol yesterday, but couldn't find a model number anywhere on the outside. Last night after I came home and did some research I found that the model number should have been inside the yoke area, so I called my FIL and had him look this morning. At first he told me it looked like a 99, but then decided it might be a 66. His eyes are not that good, he had to go get a flashlight to look at it, so it is quite possible it could have been a 49 instead of 99. At any rate, it is not the alloy frame for sure, it is blued steel. I imagine the early 70's period is correct, I believe his first wife passed away in the late 80's.