Quote Originally Posted by gingernut View Post
Interesting.
Although why did they bother with two different types of grip frame?

Sounds like the Webley oddities we get excited about.
Which were often caused by management saying 'use up these old bits first'
Or letting the work experience boy /trainee make a few.
What and why Dunnsville did is mostly a mystery. Most of what we do know about Dunnsville comes from the guns produced there. They produced the 150 for a long time and there are at least 2 and maybe 3 significant Dunnsville variations. Compared to the Fairport model, they're a bit weird or maybe a better word would be 'distinctive.' One of these distinctive only-from-Dunnsville features is a grip frame with non-textured paint.

Why did Dunnsville production include a smooth non-textured grip frame? Venturing a guess. It is entirely possible that they received lots of grip frames from Fairport which were not painted. Dunnsville proceeded to just use regular paint instead of the fancy textured paint. Economy? Availability?