Quote Originally Posted by ap3572001 View Post
Basically, I will never know what I have
You have a letter so it's at least got that. As for blue v/s Parkerizing, I've done lots after the fact on things with attempt to make them look correct...years ago. If I wanted to do a worn park finish, change it to blue...I'd use a liquid strip until it was bare and then drop it unpolished into a good strong blue tank. It would cover and look correct. Then the use over the years would make it look honest. With a gun that's 70+ years old, no telling what was done three or four decades back. There was lots around and no one cared. These are/were an excellent carry and play gun so it would have seen lots of range time too...

I take it there are no forthcoming pics? I'd like to see the wear on this one...

Also when referring to the "Book", and the splendid info inside...as soon as you read that it was specifically this or that, you find an example that's opposite.