Hi,

My Premier is stamped "169" on the front of the cylinder and the same under the left side grip, just below the cylinder. There does not appear to be any other markings under the grips. My father purchased this gun new in 1964 and it is a 4 pin model.

This post has solved a decades old mystery for me and I thank you! Whenever I was cleaning and oiling the gun I wondered what the strange markings on the left side behind the trigger were. I tried to figure out if it was some "W+S" marking or what it could be. Now I know...it is an "A" stamped over a "B". So I can't say if it is an "A" or a "B" model. I guess it is a hybrid!

I will put up some pictures of the gun for all to see.

Thank you for the thread and all the work you did on this.

ABPremier