Strange US&S markings

[emmagee1917]

I pulled the book to check the serial # range refered in my last post , and just read about the EXP # pistol ( pg 64 ). Seems like enough parts were made pre-production to build appx 100 pistols that were given away. The orig. three shop sample pistols were prob'ly assembled from those parts.

With the presence of the Ps , I'd say this was made mid-production , so I would guess ( and this IS a guess) that this was made to replace one of the orig. that was stolen , lost , worn out ( maybe no longer in the min-mid-max spec becauce of constant disassembly/reassembly ) or for some other reason no longer good.

Again , you have to think of these more like master gauges. When a machine was reset up or added or adapted , a sample of it's production was installed in these to make sure in fact that the part was in spec and would fuction in any gun made or to be made. If a part did not work / fit , they knew a problem existed even if the other gauges said " pass".

Oh , one more thing , with the pistol assembled , the extra numbers do not show . You could see one , and not know it.
Chris