We had an example.....

by RayLee, Thursday, April 23, 2026, 04:13 (4 hours, 54 minutes ago) @ Otony

Much like the one to the left but without the grip adapter.

It was ordered from kittery and was much freckled as they often are. This one numbered to late '73 or early '74 according to the store clerk who claimed to be a collector. He also showed me the faint nypd stamp in the yoke recess. He said the grooved trigger was probably factory original but the corresponding grip backstrap groove were more common on much earlier models.

The single action proved too light for reliability and the ejector rod tended to back out with rapid double action despite efforts to apply red loctite and tighten securely.