3) How To Identify Visually Mark I, Mark VII and Mark XIX?
- I'm getting asked this question at least 1 times in a week, yet can't say much at this point, simply because I have
never handled Mark I and seen only one Mark VII briefly. Although there are few things to keep in mind.
- The Mark XIX has scope ring cuts in the dove tail rail along the top of the barrel on all caliber's.
- The Mark XIX comes with standard rubber grips, while Mark I and Mark VII have plastic grips by default, though they can be changed.
- The Mark XIX hammer is etched(notched) while the Mark I and Mark VII both have a flat one.
- The Mark VII only had the scope ring cuts on the .50 AE caliber only.
- The Mark I has different safety lever, click here to see the pic.
- The Mark I slide catch is not as wide a platform as on the Mark VII or Mark XIX.
- The Mark I triangular barrel top is much narrower than on Mark VII and Mark XIX, and has no scope ring cuts at all.
I would like to mention that after putting this topic on the web I got several important ID points :) My sincere gratitude to everyone who took his/her time & sent info.
Special thanks goes to James C. Presswood and Alex for their help on this topic :)