Yes, it's all German made, assembled and proofed. Date code typically appears only on one major part. So, nothing unusual about it appearing on the barrel only. As to the small parts like the TDL, could have been swapped aftermarket.
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Early 1998 German Proofed P245
I wanted to post a few pictures of the P245 that I recently acquired. The gun jumped out to me because in addition to the frame being marked "Made in Germany" the slide is also proofed with an eagle over N. I have never seen this in pictures of other P245 pistols.
The slide itself is not date coded under the front hood piece like a P228, which is interesting. The barrel, however, does had a "KJ" date code on the left side in addition to some German proofs - this indicates 1998 German manufacture. The grips are also both dated December 1998, and all the magazines that came with the gun (I bought it with seven magazines total) are dated 1998 on the floorplate - albeit with various production months.
Despite the lack of a date code on the frame or slide, all this information suggests that the pistol is all German and was made in 1998. Has anybody ever seen a P245 this early? It is interesting to me that the pistol has the later type of takedown lever - has anybody ever seen a P245 with the early, flat lever?
Let me know what you think, and also if any of you have early P245 pistols, I'd appreciate your letting me know about the type of lever and proof marks found on your guns.
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The slide itself is not date coded under the front hood piece like a P228, which is interesting. The barrel, however, does had a "KJ" date code on the left side in addition to some German proofs - this indicates 1998 German manufacture. The grips are also both dated December 1998, and all the magazines that came with the gun (I bought it with seven magazines total) are dated 1998 on the floorplate - albeit with various production months.
Despite the lack of a date code on the frame or slide, all this information suggests that the pistol is all German and was made in 1998. Has anybody ever seen a P245 this early? It is interesting to me that the pistol has the later type of takedown lever - has anybody ever seen a P245 with the early, flat lever?
Let me know what you think, and also if any of you have early P245 pistols, I'd appreciate your letting me know about the type of lever and proof marks found on your guns.
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The closest I ever got to an exact year for the new takedown lever was 2001 or 2002, at least as far as the P226 is concerned (the bulk of my P-Series experience).
I came across two P226s. Both guns were in all-original condition, both guns were made in 2000 (based on serial numbers), and both guns had the old style (flat) takedown lever. The September 2002 edition of Guns & Ammo Handguns magazine shows the NYPD-spec P226 with the new style takedown lever. I suppose late 2000 is also an option then, but in any case, between 2000 and 2002 was when the new style takedown lever showed up.
All of the 600+ P220 guns I purchased for my PD in early 1998 had the old TDL. This one pictured, has grips dated 11/2000.
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