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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    OPs pistol has been heavily polished and reblued which makes markings different to see. It could also have removed the safe/fire marking. I can see some individual trying to cover his job by trying to remark it after.
    This seems like a most probable explanation.

    The gun is real. The markings have been refreshed with a chisel after an extensive buffing.
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    As the guys say, the wear inconsistencies are pretty blatant.

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    By the way, nice capture piece, Martin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin08 View Post
    The gun is real.
    I think so, not a Khyber pass type. Just been altered and refinished. Still a nice piece.
    Regards, Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin08 View Post
    This seems like a most probable explanation.

    The gun is real. The markings have been refreshed with a chisel after an extensive buffing.
    I never considered a chisel, but not that you mentioned it, that definitely seems like the tool used.

    Thank you all for your inputs.

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