In some of the replica revolvers manufactured some years ago, there seems to have been little attention paid to finishing out these lines.
I am well aware of the numerous posts discussing the shortcomings of some of the Italian replicas and perhaps this diatribe is just one more. But the fact that my comments have no value has never inhibited me from making them.
Photo acquired from an auction on gunbroker.com (
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Here is a photo from a sale on Gunbroker of what I think is a Pietta import of unknown vintage. In this pistol the line I am talking about is quite evident. It is easily visible extending from just under the lower right edge of the wedge to just where the barrel becomes completely round. My mind's eye tells me this line should not be there. In the pistols I built I made sure to take it out.