Will:
It has only two lines of stampings, and does include the "Inc." (sorry, I missed that distinction earlier). So, according to the information Researcher provided on M-10 naming conventions, that indicates 1920 and on, right? I still don't understand why the barrel isn't date coded.
FWIW: the overnight soak in diesel has done wonders for it. I may not even need to tear it down now as it really wasn't that dirty, just "gummy" for lack of a better description (old gun oil and fine Colorado dust combined). It functions as smoothly now as I hoped it would. Not quite an M31, but not bad. With the stock still off of it, I'll scrub what I can with a small soft bristle brush, hit it with an air-drying solvent to drive out any traces of diesel, and then lube it a bit and call it good. No sense turning screws that don't need it.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 02/24/15 11:31 PM.
