Here are six things that tell you your Spyder is a very old one. I'll start left to right, top to bottom.
1. The barrel looks like the one in the picture. It has the two cuts about an inch in from the tip. This barrel predates the crown point.
2. There is a choker screw in the driver side of the body.
3. The sight rail is longer than ones on other Spyders. Picture for reference.
4. The trigger frame too is longer. It nearly touches the air fitting. Why do Lapco VA's have that weird notch on the top end? This is why.
5. The insert inside the grip frame is metal, not plastic. Picture for reference.
6. Lastly, the box your Spyder came in from the factory is missing the black rectangle at the end of the fourth bullet point. Now you know what's been blacked out on all the other boxes you've seen.
If you should find your Spyder has all six of these features then consider yourself among the owners of the oldest Spyders out there.
There were a few other things that do date an original Spyder however I've left them out as these were features carried through some years. These being the larger feedneck, the longer detent, slotless cocking knob, and the thinner trigger with shoe.
1. The barrel looks like the one in the picture. It has the two cuts about an inch in from the tip. This barrel predates the crown point.
2. There is a choker screw in the driver side of the body.
3. The sight rail is longer than ones on other Spyders. Picture for reference.
4. The trigger frame too is longer. It nearly touches the air fitting. Why do Lapco VA's have that weird notch on the top end? This is why.
5. The insert inside the grip frame is metal, not plastic. Picture for reference.
6. Lastly, the box your Spyder came in from the factory is missing the black rectangle at the end of the fourth bullet point. Now you know what's been blacked out on all the other boxes you've seen.
If you should find your Spyder has all six of these features then consider yourself among the owners of the oldest Spyders out there.
There were a few other things that do date an original Spyder however I've left them out as these were features carried through some years. These being the larger feedneck, the longer detent, slotless cocking knob, and the thinner trigger with shoe.
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