First, thanks in advance for taking the time to check out my thread and provide much appreciated knowledge and information regarding my NM. So I recently picked this NM up at a local gun shop and really got lucky I even had the chance to give it a look and eventually purchasing it for a steal I hope. This is what I know. 1932 early early production of the National Match. The frame and slide do have matching numbers but the barrel has been changed it seems to a non colt wwII period barrel. The finish looks to be nickel but this is where I would like some opinions. The NM wasn't offered in this finish in catalog until 1935 but it could be a special order? A gentleman looked at it whom knows firearms and said the finish looked to be refinished maybe 50s or 60s but seemed to think it was from a nickel originally. This opinion was at a glance and without any breakdown or close inspection. The Condition...well I'd like to personally drop kick whomever touched the gun or even looked at it the wrong way after the original owner. Someone looks as if they maybe tried to take it apart wrong..I really don't know the history and have no way of finding out beyond the place I purchased it from. I thought maybe it could have been early enough to be a special order or something. Please feel free to offer some much appreciated opinions on this 1932 early NM in general and Information on shipment if possible. I just bought it and hope to return it to former glory.
Thanks again
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