Re: Older 2E Grade 12-viewed today 15 Oct./2008 Archived Message
Posted by Bill Murphy on October 16, 2008, 7:47 am, in reply to "Re: Older 2E Grade 12-viewed today 15 Oct./2008"
I have an 0E, about 1907, with vent rib. I'm not sure whether the vent rib or the barrels are retrofit, but suspect it is the rib only. The way I have determined that the work is "factory" is that the rib matting is identical to Smith matting, a very hard thing to duplicate. Are the barrel serial numbers on your gun the same as the receiver serial numbers and do they appear to be professionally stamped? It shouldn't be hard for you to determine is the rib is some sort of non Smith aftermarket rib if you have an original Smith vent rib gun to compare with. Without such a gun to compare, you would have to post some pictures of the GM gun on this forum to solicit some opinions. Does GM have an internet gun site where this gun is available for inspection?
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