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Nice one........probably Bavarian. I think there is still some debabte on the meaning of 'Prv'. However, I have not yet heard a more reasonable alternative explanation. It seems the Prv is more common on the bug proofed vs the C/N ones.

 

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Hi Tim!
Here is mine - for sure absolutely not in the condition as your ecellent find...
Best regards from Germany,

Tom View attachment 703250 View attachment 703251 View attachment 703252 View attachment 703253

Tom,

Is your magwell stamped with 'Prv' or just a letter 'P'? I can't tell for sure in the photo.

 

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Just a letter "P", not "Prv"...
Best regards,
Tom

interesting.......I wonder how many others just have the letter P.

 

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Could the magwells have been pre-stamped prior to assembly?

So, the earliest reported is 25755. What is the latest reported? Maybe in the 5x,xxx or 6x,xxx range?

What is the alternative theory?

 

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Ok, the highest new model is 49747. What about the highest for a commercial p08 model? The OPs is 52110. Is there a higher one with a P or Prv? I guess I could check your database, but I'm being lazy and hoped you might know without searching.

 

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Since you can check the database yourself, I encourage you to do so.

--Dwight

Ok, found it. Using the adobe search feature, I found four on the list with 'Prv':

AE- 25755
AE- 38241
08c- 42482
08c- 43898

And one with just 'P': 08c-43176. All five were 9mm.

So, I know you stated earlier that not all info has been recorded over to the database. How many AE had Prv?

I will do a search on both forums and see if Tim's is the highest reported with the Prv.

 

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Ok, so Tim wins the prize so far.