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Such Thing as a Phosphate Police E/F

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jcorl:
I have #947183 E/F and it is a weak, military blue finish.  Almost straw color on the frame like they did not leave it in the bluing vat very long.  Pretty close to your number. 
 
Jim
 
 

rob67gt:
Jim,

Good to know there is a cousin to one of my E/Fs that made it through the time/war vortex!  Your number is indeed close.  Another goal of mine is to locate and acquire consecutively numbered HScs.  I assume yours has a stamped trigger like mine.  Any phosphate parts?

947675 is a recent acquisition and is all military blue.  The finish is spectacular dark military blue ~98+% with immaculate grips (original varnish present).  To be honest, in disassembling it it appears like it is almost in original unfired condition, with old dried grease present only on moving parts.

Several years ago I acquired a spectacular legit stone mint E/L that was reported to have been removed from a rail car.  Who knows, these could have both been on that same rail car.  Come to think of it about the same time or shortly thereafter an E/F sold on one of the online auction sites in its original shipping box with instructions.....perhaps that same rail car!?!?  Missed out on that one....regrettably.

Good Hunting.

jcorl:
Rob,  No phosphate parts on mine.  Very, very good condition, but just weak on the bluing up the front grip.  My "F" was captured near an American POW camp in Germany.  The N.Y. vet that sold it to me just before going into a retirement home, said he ran into a police officer with a sully tone near Schweinfurt.  (Just checked my notes on that town)    They had just seen the poor treatment provided for our POWs.   He said he took no lip from the cop and grabed his gun from him.  It is a nice story as it places the weapon in action late in the war, when that camp was set free.  Sounds like you have a beautiful example (or Two).  Guess mine was not on that same rail car.  Glad to know someone with a gun so close to my numbered example.  And yes, stamped trigger to answer your question.
 
Regards,  Jim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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