Jericho 941 F IMI (Name question, serial #, bore type, DOB)

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I have an 8 digit serial number on the handgun, starting with 3. But I think I recall someone having no luck at all contacting IWI when they informed him they had no records due to going from state owned to privately owned manufacturing. I was hoping to find out if it was actually born in Israel or in Italy (from Tanfoglio parts...or maybe the parts went to Israel to be built) and was curious what year it was possibly born. It has the C.A.I. Georgia VT stamp under the trigger guard which is very nice considering some were on the frame itself. And this one does not have the unique polygonal bore that has been talked about (and that Wikipedia has an illustration of). I suppose I have no way of knowing if the bore is original. The safety is on the frame. The gun has the serial number on both sides of the frame and on the right side (shell port side) of the slide. But it is not on the bore itself. Is that normal? The frame does have the star. Inside the frame, below where the bore and spring sit is the inscription '2 C B'. On the bore, on the opposite side of the 9 x 19 inscription, is the letter 'P'. And after I removed the grips to clean it, the letter 'M' was just out of sight where the grip covered.

I know this is long and boring, but hoping this information might be helpful to someone that could shed light on the possible birth location and birth date.

Oh and if there is a real history buff out there....why would the Israelis name their gun after a Palestinian controlled city?

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History answer! Jericho was the first city captured by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt. It was the first city handed over to the PA in the peace agreement, and is home to a synagogue with various announcements of peace. It's a town steeped in biblical history; you can take the cablecar to climb the Mount of Temptation, and definitely worth a visit if you're ever in the Middle East. Many Israelis have happy memories of time spent in Jericho decades ago, alongside Palestinians.
 
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