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This example also bears no clear marks as to its model designation while the serial number is in the subsequently conventional location on the butt, it is not accompanied by other marks. Without more to compare to, and lacking any special marks on this gun, its hard to determine if this is typical of all of them or if it is indeed an issue piece for a non-domestic customer. The one example I have seen of this gun has a simple rear sight, much like the model 1922.
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Only a few First Model Bs seem to have been made, apparently mostly or entirely for export sales. Later pistols of all series are often distinguished by the military models having lanyard rings, and the commercial models not having them. The large lanyard ring on the left side is retained from the military model 1922.
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The model ceased production in 1931, when it was replaced with the Second Model B, below. The Model B was developed and marketed approximately synchronously with the model A versions, with production commencing in 1924. It is very odd they did this, as later A and B model guns shared many parts including complete frames, and the 1922 was a very different design with a grip safety backstrap, so it's not that these were made with spare parts. The frame is also a middle ground between the shape of the 1921 and the final shape of the A/B seen from the 1922 model onwards. The first Model B is a transitional design, with much the layout of the 1922, but retaining the T-shaped extractor of the Model 1921.