on a gun blog i read there is a pretty thick debate going on about the m57
at least a couple dealers are backing away from them and say they can't be proven 50ys old based on sn.
another group is saying you can date them by proof marks. ie. 5 torch proof mark vs 6 torch proof mark that happened 50ys ago. ie. 5 torch marked guns were made before the 6 torch proof came in to existance 50ys ago.. and are thus 50+ ys old and cr.
at least 3 of the big retailers.. not sure if i can mention names here.. but 3 common c7r retialers sold them ( sold out? ) for a few days as cr. someone has said ( who? ) that a small lot was imported and passed by atf inspectors as to being cr at import.
anyone know more?
at least a couple dealers are backing away from them and say they can't be proven 50ys old based on sn.
another group is saying you can date them by proof marks. ie. 5 torch proof mark vs 6 torch proof mark that happened 50ys ago. ie. 5 torch marked guns were made before the 6 torch proof came in to existance 50ys ago.. and are thus 50+ ys old and cr.
at least 3 of the big retailers.. not sure if i can mention names here.. but 3 common c7r retialers sold them ( sold out? ) for a few days as cr. someone has said ( who? ) that a small lot was imported and passed by atf inspectors as to being cr at import.
anyone know more?