[Mike Irwin]

I can't answer definitively where the inspection marks were put on the gun, but I would suspect that, given that the Gov't was running the show, that the inspectors were right there in the factory.

I know what the inspection marks look like. I also know that my revolver does NOT have any inspection marks, nor does it have any indication that it was ever refinished.

All marks, including the barrel patent stamps, are clear and crisp. The only mark in the crane cut is the assembly floor number. The only mark on the cylinder is the serial number.

There are two marks on the underside of the barrel - one is the original serial number, and the other is the surplus importer's mark, which the idiots stamped right over the serial number.