Quote Originally Posted by wylk View Post
I would agree, my notes suggest the 8400 series was introduced in 1948. The earliest patent filing date is early 1949. Of course they could have been fitted to armories and such later on.

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Yes I dare say you're right, they would have been retro-fitted as a security upgrade.