I found this on my daily browsing, I didn't know a 1956 dated gun existed what's your thoughts?
(http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t618/toeknee221/1956Stock_zps30482882.jpg) (http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/toeknee221/media/1956Stock_zps30482882.jpg.html)
Letter suffix? Just asking because I saw a 1955 letter the other day...
I don't know it's just the stock, but I know what you mean 1955 dated letter guns do exist. I have been looking in the archives of forums for proof but have come up empty..
Canadians claim to have these. I remember seeing about 5 of them in a shipment a few years ago. They all looked 'off' though, and I remember thinking that if they were legit, they were done with totally different stamps than was normally used at Tula. I wish I had saved those photos. :(
I think you could argue that this one is a '55 pretty easily, esp with all the sanding and the refurb XX's.
Heck... that "6" could easily be a 5. Show me a 56 cover. thumb1