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What are differences in 1904 Portuguese vergueiro and 1909 Argentine bottom metals?

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13 December 2019, 15:51
ColoradoMatt
What are differences in 1904 Portuguese vergueiro and 1909 Argentine bottom metals?
What are differences in 1904 Portuguese vergueiro and 1909 Argentine bottom metals? Thanks


Matt
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13 December 2019, 18:59
z1r
The 1904 has locking screws in addition to the action screws, and the floor plate release has a hump, more a commercial model.




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13 December 2019, 23:26
ColoradoMatt
quote:
Originally posted by z1r:
The 1904 has locking screws in addition to the action screws, and the floor plate release has a hump, more a commercial model.


Are the mag box dimensions identical?


Matt
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14 December 2019, 10:26
Redoak8
Matt,

I believe that the box dimensions are the same. I have both and measured them with a dial caliper, and mine are within .005" of each other in length, width & depth. That said, my 1904 TG has had the locking screw recesses welded up, so it may have been modified in other ways, although I do not see any evidence of that.

However the 1909 floorplate is deeper and more rounded in cross section than the 1904 FP, allowing the magazine spring to sit a bit lower than it does in the 1904 FP, which may result in a bit more usable magazine depth for the 1909.

And the locking surface of a 1904 latch would have to be shortened to work with a 1909 floorplate.
14 December 2019, 19:28
ColoradoMatt
Thanks fella’s!!!


Matt
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