Gordon
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The Bernardelli Vest Pocket really gets down to about as small as can be used normally as a pistol for defense. I have one in .22 long, it is tiny !
There may be a date code under the left grip panel; one or two letters in an oval.I've been told that this Star CO is somewhat rare.
I'm pretty sure the finish is nickel.
It's been reliable for the few hundreds of rounds I've put through it.
My hands are too large for it, so I don't shoot it well as I'd like, but it's a well-made and fun little pistol.
This model was made from 1930-56. If I used to know which year mine was from, I no longer remember.
A baby sitter we hired had this for her Self Defense. Her Dad brought it home from a European Military tour at some point.
It was called a SATA.
I liked the sitter with the Ruger Service Six snubby stuffed with full house loads in her purse better.
-kBob
(Sorry if I bored you Old Boys with these old photos you have seen before)
I've found some of my own damn posts doing research and took a minute to try to remember posting them.Don't worry, if they're old enough, they won't remember. lol
Cool little gun!