39A/39 Help?

[BDI189]

Hi i was wondering if anyone could help me out with a few questions about a 39/39a ? that i bought at an auction this week.i was trying to find out how old it was and after looking at it i noticed that the barrel says 39-A but the tang says 39 which makes me wonder if it has had a barrel swap on it? it has a serial # of 106** and a star stamped on the tang below the model. can anyone help me with the date on this thing?when i put it in a serial # look up it says it was made in 1885 but i have a had time believing that is true.I can add pics if it would help.

Thanks!!!

[Regnier (gunrunner)]

BD1189;

Pictures would help, but if the receiver is marked Model 39 with a serial number in the 10,000 range, it will be a gun made sometime between 1921 and 1925, and most likely closer to the 1925 date. The Model 39 was discontined in 1939 when replaced by the 39-A. The Model 39 had an octagon barrel with the model marking on the upper tang, whereas the Model 39-A's had round barrels and the model marking was moved to the barrel. So your assumption that the barrel has been replaced is probably correct. It well could be a factory replacement if the forearm and forearm cap have been replaced woth ones made for the round barrel. This is where pictures would be most helpful.