Gun Manufacturer Date Sheet 4x7312

SERIALIZATION

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SERIALIZATION This section has once again been expanded to help you identify the year of manufacture on many popular manufacturers and trademarks. To use these tables, compare your serial number(s) to the correct manufacturer and model, and ascertain which bracket it falls into based on the year of manufacture and corresponding serial number. In several cases, caliber rarity can also be determined. Date codes are now also provided on some manufacturers and countries to allow you to determine the year of manufacture by the date code on the barrel or frame/receiver. The publisher wishes to thank Galazan’s and Dixie Gun Works for providing a portion of this serialization information.

AGUIRRE Y ARANZABAL (AYA) SERIALIZATION 1945 to 1994

Boss & Co. LTD. Cont.

Year Starting

SERIALIZATION

From 1945 to 1994 AYA had manufactured over 600,000 shotguns of all models and grades with all serial numbers assigned in chronological order. For 1927-1944 year of manufacture date codes, see "Spanish Year Of MFG. Date Codes" in this section.

Years

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

0001 20000 72000 115287 222509 378549 481402 576553 600000 602423

19999 71999 115286 222508 378548 481401 576551 599999 602422 602642

1945-1948 1949-1954 1955-1959 1960-1965 1966-1971 1972-1977 1978-1983 1984-1987 1988-1993 1994 SERIALIZATION

Beginning 1995 the Spanish proof house implemented a new serial number system.The new system consists of four sets of digits separated by a hyphen. The firstr set is the manufactureres code, the second designates the type of firearm, the third set is the firearms chronological number, the fourth set shows the year of mfg.

AYA 1995-2006

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

16-03-001-95 16-03-001-96 16-03-001-97 16-03-001-98 16-03-001-99 16-03-001-00 16-03-001-01 16-03-001-02 16-03-001-03 16-03-001-04 16-03-001-05 16-03-001-06

16-03-800-95 16-03-755-96 16-03-642-97 16-03-677-98 16-03-719-99 16-03-758-00 16-03-645-01 16-03-645-02 16-03-781-03 16-03-703-04 16-03-652-05 16-03-750-06

BOSS & CO., LTD. SERIALIZATION Year Starting 1830 1850 1857 1900 1920

Serial Number 680 1400 1600 4700 6618

Serial Number

1930 1945 1951 1953 1963 1970

7730 8711 8912 8920 9219 9559

BROWNING SERIALIZATION PRE1976 SERIALIZATION

Since 1968-1969 was a transition period in Browning serialization, firearms may be serialized with either 1968 or 1969 style markings.

A-5 (AUTOMATIC 5) SHOTGUN -12 ga.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1903 1 4121 1904 4122 15300 1905 15301 19920 1906 19921 22320 1907 22321 26970 1908 26971 30446 1909 30447 33431 1910 33432 35630 1911 35631 35925 1912 35926 38988 1913 38989 44250 1914 44251 47298 1915-1918 No Production 1919 47719 47950 1920 47299 47718 1921 48951 53500 1922 53501 58150 1923 58151 62600 1924 62601 69300 1925 69301 79150 1926 79151 88000 1927 88001 106250 1928 106251 127650 1929 127651 154500 1930 154501 177100 1931 177101 182300 1932 182301 182788 1933 182789 183152 1934 183153 185560 1935 185561 191604 1936 191605 194535 1937 194536 199200 1938 199201 208400 1939 208401 218808 1940 218809 224596 1941-1943 No Production 1944 Production limited to servicemen 1945 Production limited to servicemen

SERIALIZATION, cont. A-5 SHOTGUN -12 ga. cont.

A-5 SHOTGUN -16 ga. cont.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957

228729 240951 256501 274101 288551 316751 352051 387500 437401 447751 454701 459901

240950 256500 274100 288550 316750 352050 387499 437400 447750 454700 459900 463700

In 1954 Browning added an alpha prefix to the serial number to differentiate between Lightweight and Standardweight guns.

Year

Std.12

Lt.Wt. 12

1953 1954 1955 1956 1956 1957 1958

H1-H6600 H6601-H39700 H39701-H83450 H83451-H100000 M1-M35250 M35251-M86300 M86301-M99999

L1-L4450 L4451-L45250 L45251-L83600 L83601-L99877 G1-G35450 G35451-G85950 G85951-G99663

1958-1976 Ser. No. sequence changed to include a one or two digit numeral followed by an alpha character.

Year Std. Wt. 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1964 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

8M 9M 0M 1M 2M 3M 5M 6M 4M 7M 8M 69M Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc.

Lt. Wt.

Magnum

8G 9G 0G 1G 2G 3G 5G 6G 4G 7G 8G 69G 70G 71G 72G 73G 74G 75G 76G

8V 9V 0V 1V 2V 3V 5V 6V 4V 7V 8V 69V 70V 71V 72V 73V 74V 75V 76V

SERIALIZATION, cont.

A-5 (AUTOMATIC 5) SHOTGUN -16 ga.

Year

2107

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1909 1 1910-1912 3201 1913 15001 1914-1918 No Production 1919 19671 1920 20501 1921 22238 1922 24051 1923 26001 1924 28401 1925 35651 1926 40011 1927 51599 1928 57901 1929 65101 1930 82751 1931 90501

3200 15000 19000 20500 22237 24050 26000 28400 35650 40010 51600 57900 65100 82750 90500 94000

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1932 94001 1933 96073 1934 96144 1935 99501 1936 103501 1937 105851 1938 111001 1939 118201 1940 126123 1941-1943 No Production 1944 Production limited to servicemen 1945 Production limited to servicemen 1946 128117 1947 128647 1947 X1001 1948 X13667 1949 X23502 1950 X34601 1951 X43701 1952 X59401 1953 X77701

96072 96143 99500 103500 105850 111000 118200 126123 126175

128646 130616 X13666 X23501 X34600 X43700 X59400 X77700 X99999

In 1953 Browning changed the Ser. No. alphabetic character to differentiate between Lightweight (Sweet 16) & Standard weight guns.

Year

Std.16

Sweet 16

1953 1954 1955 1956 1957

R1-R3100 R3100-R20800 R20801-R48750 R48751-R74700 R74701-R99999

S1-S3700 S3701-S24850 S24851-S49350 S49350-S72300 S72301-S99908

1957-58 Prefix "T" for Standardweight and Prefix "A" for Sweet 16 numbers mixed, but range from 110900. 1958-1976 Ser. No. sequence changed to include a one or two digit numeral followed by an alpha character.

Year

Std.16

Sweet 16

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

8R 9R 0R 1R 2R 3R Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc. Disc.

8S 9S 0S 1S 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S 7S 8S 69S 70S 71S 72S 73S 74S 75S Disc.

Year

Lt.Wt. 20

Magnum 20

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

8Z 9Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z 4Z

Introduced in 1967

A-5 SHOTGUN - 20 ga.

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A-5 SHOTGUN - 20 ga. cont.

Year

Lt.Wt. 20

1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

5Z 6Z 7Z 68Z 69Z 70Z 71Z 72Z 73Z 74Z 75Z 76Z

SUPERPOSED MODEL - O & U - 20 ga. cont.

Magnum 20 7X 68X 69X 70X 71X 72X 73X 74X 75X 76X

SUPERPOSED MODEL - O & U - 12 ga.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1931 1 2000 1932 2001 4000 1933 4001 6000 1934 6001 8000 1935 8001 10000 1936 10001 12000 1937 12001 14000 1938 14001 16000 1939 16001 17000 1939-1947 NO PRODUCTION 1948 17001 17200 1949 17201 20000 1950 20001 21000 1951 21001 27000 1952 27001 33000 1953 33001 37000 1954 37001 43000 1955 43001 48000 1956 48001 54000 1957 54001 59000 1958 59001 68500 1959 68501 76500 1960 76501 86500 1961 86501 96500 1962 96501 99999 1962 1 6500 1962 S2 suffix after Ser. No. 1963 S3 suffix after Ser. No. 1964 S4 suffix after Ser. No. 1965 S5 suffix after Ser. No. 1966 S6 suffix after Ser. No. 1967 S7 suffix after Ser. No. 1968 S8 suffix after Ser. No. 1969 S69 suffix after Ser. No. 1970 S70 suffix after Ser. No. 1971 S71 suffix after Ser. No. 1972 S72 suffix after Ser. No. 1973 S73 suffix after Ser. No. 1974 S74 suffix after Ser. No. 1975 S75 suffix after Ser. No. 1976 S76 suffix after Ser. No. 1976 to 1984 “P” or Presentation Models only

Year 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Ser. No. Prefix 11501 14181 17061 20641 23821

14180 17060 20640 23820 27300

Serial number change to letter and number suffix. 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

V3 suffix after Ser. No. V4 suffix after Ser. No. V5 suffix after Ser. No. V6 suffix after Ser. No. V7 suffix after Ser. No. V8 suffix after Ser. No. V69 suffix after Ser. No. V70 suffix after Ser. No. V71 suffix after Ser. No. V72 suffix after Ser. No. V73 suffix after Ser. No. V74 suffix after Ser. No. V75 suffix after Ser. No. V76 suffix after Ser. No.

SUPERPOSED MODEL - O & U - 28 ga. & .410 bore

Year

28 ga.

.410 bore

F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F69 F70 F71 F72 F73 F74 F75 F76

NOT AVAILABLE J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J69 J70 J71 J72 J73 J74 J75 J76

1960-1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

LIEGE O & U - Approximately 10,000 prouced

Year

Ser. No. Prefix

1973 1974 1975

73J prefix before Ser. No. 74J prefix before Ser. No. 75J prefix before Ser. No.


DOUBLE AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN

Year 1952 1959 1960 1971

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

N/A N/A N/A N/A

1st or both digits indicate last 2 digits in year of manufacture (i.e. - OA1947 - 1960 mfg., 70A245671 - 1970 mfg.)

SUPERPOSED MODEL - O & U - 20 ga.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957

201 1701 2801 3201 5301 6701 8401 9401 10501

1700 2800 3200 5300 6700 8400 9400 10500 11500

HI-POWER (9mm) PISTOL

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1945-1954 no data for the annual breakdown 1 72250 1955 72251 75000 1956 75001 77250 1957 77251 80000 1958 80001 85267 1959 85268 89687 1960 89688 93027

SERIALIZATION, cont. HI-POWER (9mm) PISTOL cont.

.22 CAL. (Nomad-Challenger-Medalist), cont.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

93028 109146 113549 115823 T136569 T146373 T173286 T214000 T258001

109145 113548 115822 T136538 T146372 T173285 T213999 T258000 T261000

Serial Number code change to two digit year and "C" prefix indicatying Hi-Power pistol. and 69C prefix before Ser. No. 70C prefix before Ser. No. 71C prefix before Ser. No.

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 to date

72C prefix before Ser. No. 73C prefix before Ser. No. 74C prefix before Ser. No. 75C prefix before Ser. No. 76C prefix before Ser. No. New style serialization

BROWNING .380 A CAL.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1955 N/A 1964 N/A 1965 500000 598804 1966 598805 603890 1967 603891 619474 1968 619475 N/A 1969 N/A 1970 Discontinued due to GCA of 1968. New model has longer barrel, adj. rear sight, modified grip. 1971 71N prefix before Ser. No. 1972 72N prefix before Ser. No. 1973 73N prefix before Ser. No. 1974 74N prefix before Ser. No. 1975 75N prefix before Ser. No.

.25 A CAL. BABY BROWNING

Year

Ser. # Start

.22 CAL. (Nomad-Challenger-Medalist) 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

P9 P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8

Challenger Medalist U9 U0 U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8

Year Nomad 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

T9 T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8

P69 P70 P71 P72 P73 Disc. Disc.

Challenger Medalist U69 U70 U71 U72 U73 U74 Disc.

T69 T70 T71 T72 T73 T74 Disc.

BOLT ACTION RIFLES (Safari, Medallion, & Olympian Models)

Year 1959 N/A 1962 No prefix (numeral-letter) before Ser. No. (i.e., only digits) 1963 3-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No. 1964 4-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No. 1965 5-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No. 1966 6-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No. 1967 7-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No. 1968 8-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No. 1969 Single letter (Y, Z, or L) followed by last 2 digits of year of mfg. Prefix only. 1970 “Y70" prefix 1971 “L71" prefix 1972 “Z72" prefix 1973 “Y73" prefix 1974 “Z74" prefix 1975 “L75" prefix

B.A.R.

Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1976 to date

Ser. # End

1955-1958 Records not available 1959 181000 206349 1960 206350 230999 1961 231000 250999 1962 251000 278999 1963 279000 286099 1964 286100 308499 1965 308500 329999 1966 333000 367443 1967 367444 412999 1968 413000 479000 1969 Discontinued because of GCA of 1968

Year Nomad

2109

“M7" suffix after Ser. No. “M8" suffix after Ser. No. “M69" suffix after Ser. No. “M70" suffix after Ser. No. “M71" suffix after Ser. No. “M72" suffix after Ser. No. “M73" suffix after Ser. No. “M74" suffix after Ser. No. “M75" suffix after Ser. No. “M76" suffix after Ser. No. New sequence with “RT” appearing in middle of Ser. No.

.22 AUTO RIFLE (Grades I, II, and III)

Year 1956-Mid. 1961 "T" prefix = LR, "A" prefix = short Mid. 1961 "A" changed to "E" prefix 5 digits or less. 1961“1T” or "1A" or “1E” prefix before Ser. No. 1962 “2T” or “2E” prefix before Ser. No. 1963 “3T” or “3E” prefix before Ser. No. 1964 “4T” or “4E” prefix before Ser. No. 1965 “5T” or “5E” prefix before Ser. No. 1966 “6T” or “6E” prefix before Ser. No. 1967 “7T” or “7E” prefix before Ser. No. 1968 “8T” or “8E” prefix before Ser. No. 1969 “69T” or “69E” prefix before Ser. No. 1970 “70T” or “70E” prefix before Ser. No. 1971 “71T” or “71E” prefix before Ser. No. 1972 “72T” or “72E” prefix before Ser. No. 1973 Japan production

T-BOLT RIFLE (T1 and T2)

Year 1965 1966 1967 1968

“X5" suffix after Ser. No. “X6" suffix after Ser. No. “X7" suffix after Ser. No. “X8" suffix after Ser. No.


2110

T-BOLT RIFLE (T1 and T2), cont.

MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER, cont.

Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

“X69" suffix after Ser. No. “X70" suffix after Ser. No. “X71" suffix after Ser. No. “X72" suffix after Ser. No. “X73" suffix after Ser. No. “X74" suffix after Ser. No. “X75" suffix after Ser. No.

BROWNING SERIALIZATION 1976-CURRENT In 1975 Browning began using the two (2) letter code system (located in the middel of the serial number) for determining the year of manufacture. For example "PN" would be "89" inditacting 1989. LETTER Z Y X W V T R P N M

1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1924 1957

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873

270000 280000 290000 300000 310000 320000 325000 330000 331000

279999 289999 299999 309999 319999 324999 329999 330999 340000

MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER -LONDON BARREL ADDRESS

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1853 1854 1855 1856

1 1000 5000 9000

999 4999 8999 11000

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873

1 2500 10000 20000 35000 40000 45000 65000 85000 90000 93000 98000 118000 132000 175000 180000 185000 200000 204000 207000 210000 212000 214000 215000

2499 9999 19999 34999 39999 44999 64999 84999 89999 92999 97999 117999 131999 174999 179999 184999 199999 203999 206999 209999 211999 213999 214999 215348

MODEL 1851 NAVY

NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

E.J. CHURCHILL GUNMACKERS SER. YEAR

Year

GUN # 156 339 384 480 569 655 761 923 1047 1156 2834 6901

MODEL 1851 NAVY - LONDON BARREL ADDRESS

COLT'S FIREARMS SERIALIZATION MODEL 1849 POCKET REVOLVER

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864

1 12000 16000 25000 55000 85000 100000 110000 130000 140000 150000 160000 184000 197000 223000 250000

11999 15999 24999 54999 84999 99999 109999 129999 139999 149999 159999 183999 196999 222999 249999 269999

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1853 1854 1855 1856

1 4000 15000 41000

3999 14999 40999 42000

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873

1 2000 25000 85000 150000 153000 156000 162000 170000 177000 185000 190000 198000 199000

1999 24999 84999 149999 152999 155999 161999 169999 176999 184999 189999 197999 198999 200500

MODEL 1860 ARMY

SERIALIZATION, cont. MODEL 1861 NAVY

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870

1 4600 10000 17000 25000 28000 30000 31000 33000 34000

4599 9999 16999 24999 27999 29999 30999 32999 33999 34999

MODEL 1861 NAVY, cont.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1871 1872 1873

35000 36000 37000

35999 36999 38843

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873

1 8500 15000 26000 29000 32000 35000 37000 40000 42000 44000 45000 46000

8499 14999 25999 28999 31999 34999 36999 39999 41999 43999 44999 45999 47000

MODEL 1862 POLICE

MODEL 1873 - SINGLE ACTION ARMY (SAA) - PRE-WAR

Year 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895

Caliber

Ser. # Start

.45 Colt Caliber, Standard .450 Boxer .44 Rimfire series (own serials, 1-1863 made through 1880) .476 Eley introduced .44-40 introduced in quantity

Sheriff's model introduced .22 rimfire introduced .32-20 and .38-40 introduced .41 Colt introduced .38 Colt introduced .32 Colt and .32 S&W introduced Flattop Target S.A.A. began; no. .32 rimfire; ,32-44 S&W, .38 S&W; and .44 Russian introduced .44 Smoothbore; .380 and .450 Eley; and .44 S&W introduced .38-44 introduced Transverse cylinder latch introduced, screw lock at front of frame dropped Beginning of Bisley models

1 200 15000 22000 33000 41000 49000 53000 62000 73000 85000 102000 114000 117000 119000 125000 126530 128000 130000 136000 144000 149000 154000 159000

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MODEL 1873 - SINGLE ACTION ARMY (SAA) - PRE-WAR cont.

Year 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

Caliber

Ser. # Start 163000 168000 175000 182000

Revolvers built to handle smokeless powder

192000 203000 220000 238000 250000 261000 273000 288000 304000 308000 312000 316000 321000 325000 328000

Discontinue Bisley model S&W Special introduced Long flute cylinders; range no. 330001 to 331480

.45 A introduced, requiring special cylinders

329500 332000 335000 337000 337200 338000 341000 343000 344500 346400 347300 348200 349800 351300 352400 353800 354100 354500 354800 355000

.38 Special introduced

.357 Magnum introduced

355200 355300 355400 356100 356600

A few S.A.A. during and just after the war 357000 thru 357859

1ST GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY - CALIBER BREAKDOWN Caliber S.A.A Flattop Bisley Bisley Target Target .22 Rimfire 107 .32 Rimfire 1 .32 Colt 192 .32 S&W 32 .32-44 2 .32-20 29,812 .38 Colt (through 1914) 1,011 .38 Colt (post-1922) 1,365 .38 S&W 9 .38 Colt Special 82

93 0 24 30 9 30

0 0 160 18 14 13,291

0 0 44 17 17 131

122

412

96

0 39

0 10

0 5

7

0

0

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ST GENERATION COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY - CALIBER BREAKDOWN, cont. Caliber S.A.A Flattop Bisley Bisley Target Target .38 S&W Special 25 .38-44 2 .357 Magnum 525 .380 Eley 1 .38-40 38,240 41 16,402 .44 Smoothbore 15 .44 Rimfire 1,863 .44 German 59 .44 Russian 154 .44 S&W 24 .44 S&W Special 506 .44-40 64,489 .45 150,683 .45 Smoothbore 4 .45 A 44 .450 Boxer 729 .450 Eley 2,697 .455 Eley 1,150 .476 Eley 161 Total Quantities 310,386

0 11

2 6

0 47

0 3 19 91

0 0 12,163 3,159

0 0 98 24

0 0 0 51 51

1 0 0 90 29

0 0 0 62 64

1 21 100

0 6,803 8,005

0 78 97

0 0 89 84 37 2

2 0 0 5 180 0

0 0 0 0 196 0

914

44,350

976

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

3000NF 3006NF 3850NF 4700NF 4975NF 5400NF 5675NF 5700NF 5900NF 5925NF 6875NF 7050NF 7075NF 7175NF 7265NF

3005NF 3849NF 4699NF 4974NF 5399NF 5674NF 5699NF 5899NF 5924NF 6874NF 7049NF 7074NF 7174NF 7264NF 7288NF

NEW FRONTIER SINGLE ACTION ARMY, cont.

Year

COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY – POST-WAR PRODUCTION

Year

NEW FRONTIER SINGLE ACTION ARMY

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

“SA” suffix from 1956 to 1978, “SA” prefix 1978 to 1981 1956 0001SA 8799SA 1957 8800SA 18499SA 1958 18500SA 23399SA 1959 23400SA 28499SA 1960 28500SA 33599SA 1961 33600SA 35649SA 1962 35650SA 37299SA 1963 37300SA 38499SA 1964 38500SA 39999SA 1965 40000SA 41499SA 1966 41500SA 43799SA 1967 43800SA 46299SA 1968 46300SA 48999SA 1969 49000SA 52599SA 1970 52600SA 59399SA 1971 59400SA 61699SA 1972 61700SA 64399SA 1973 64400SA 69399SA 1974 69400SA 73319SA 1975 NONE PRODUCED 1976 (start of 3rd generation of production) 80000SA 82000SA 1977 82001SA 95999SA 1978 96000SA 99999SA Mid-1978Start of “SA” prefix on front of ser. no. 1978 SA01000 SA14808 1979 SA14809 SA30254 1980 SA30255 SA46919 1981 SA46920 SA58627 1982 SA58628 SA65255 1983 SA65256 SA66495 1984 SA66496 C.S. PROD.

1978 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

7501NF N/A REINTRODUCED IN SEPTEMBER 01001NF 04424NF 04425NF 06274NF 06275NF 11374NF 11375NF 16584NF 16584NF DISC. 1982

MODEL 1911 AND 1911A1 – Commercial production Capital “C” prefix - .45 cal.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1912 C1 C1899 1913 C1900 C5399 1914 C5400 C16599 1915 C16600 C27599 1916 C27600 C74999 1917 C75000 C98999 1918 C99000 C105999 1919 C106000 C120999 1920 C121000 C126999 1921 C127000 C128999 1922 C129000 C133999 1923 C134000 C134999 1924 C135000 C139999 1925 C140000 C144999 1926 C145000 C150999 1927 C151000 C151999 1928 C152000 C154999 1929 C155000 C155999 1930 C156000 C158999 1931 C159000 C160999 1932 C161000 C164799 1933 C164800 C174599 1934 C174600 C177999 1935 C178000 C179799 1936 C179800 C183199 1937 C183200 C188699 1938 C188700 C189599 1939 C189600 C198899 1940 C198900 C199299 1941 C199300 C208799 1942 C208800 C215018 1943-1945: Commercial production interrupted by WWII 1946 C221001 C222000 1947 C222001 C231999 1948 C232000 C238500 1949 C238501 C240000 1950 C240000 247701C “C” SUFFIX STARTED WITH SER. NO. 240228 1951 247701C 253179C 1952 253180C 259549C

SERIALIZATION, cont. MODEL 1911 AND 1911A1 – Comm. production Capital “C” prefix - .45 cal. cont.

Year

Ser. # Start

1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Mid-1970 New 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Mid-1976 New 1977 1978

259550C 266350C 270550C 272550C 276700C 282000C 283800C 285800C 288000C 289850C 291300C 293800C 296000C 300300C 308500C 315600C 324500C 332650C 70G01001 70G05551 70G18001 70G34401 70G43001 70G73001 70G88901 01001G70 13901G70 45200G70

Ser. # End 266349C 270549C 272549C 276699C 281999C 283799C 285799C 287999C 289849C 291299C 293799C 295999C 300299C 308499C 315599C 324499C 332649C 336169C 70G05550 70G18000 70G34400 70G43000 70G73000 70G88900 70G99999 13900G70 45199G70 N/A

MODEL 1911 AND 1911A1 MILITARY PRODUCTION Year Ser. # Start Ser. # End Mfg. 1912

1 500 COLT 501 1000 COLT USN 1001 1500 COLT 1501 2000 COLT USN 2001 2500 COLT 2501 3500 COLT USN 3501 3800 COLT USMC 3801 4500 COLT 4501 5500 COLT USN 5501 6500 COLT 6501 7500 COLT USN 7501 8500 COLT 8501 9500 COLT USN 9501 10500 COLT 10501 11500 COLT USN 11501 12500 COLT 12501 13500 COLT USN 13501 17250 COLT USN 1913 17251 36400 COLT 36401 37650 COLT USMC 37651 38000 COLT 38001 44000 COLT USN 44001 60400 COLT 1914 60401 72570 COLT 72571 83855 SPRINGFIELD(THESE NUMBERS RESERVED FOR SPRINGFIELD) 83856 83900 COLT 83901 84400 COLT USMC 84401 96000 COLT 96001 97537 COLT USN 97538 102596 COLT 102597 107596 SPRINGFIELD(RESERVED NO. RANGE) 1915 107597 109500 COLT 109501 110000 COLT USN 110001 113496 COLT 113497 120566 SPRINGFIELD-

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MODEL 1911 AND 1911A1 MILITARY PRODUCTION, cont. Year Ser. # Start Ser. # End Mfg. (RESERVED FOR SPRINGFIELD) 1915 120567 125566 COLT 125567 133186 SPRINGFIELD(RESERVED FOR SPRINGFIELD) 1916 133187 137400 COLT 1917 137401 151186 COLT 151187 151986 COLT USMC 151987 185800 COLT 185801 186200 COLT USMC 186201 209586 COLT 209587 210386 COLT USMC 210387 215386 COLT FRAMES(RESERVED FOR RECEIVERS) 215387 216186 COLT USMC 216187 216586 COLT 216587 216986 COLT USMC 1918 216987 217386 COLT USMC 1918 217387 223952 COLT 223953 223990 COLT USN 223991 232000 COLT 232001 233600 COLT USN 233601 580600 COLT 1 13152 REM. UMC 1919 13153 21676 REM. UMC 580601 629500 COLT 629501 717386 COLT 1924 700001 710000 COLT 1937 710001 712349 COLT USN 1938 712350 713645 COLT 1939 713646 717281 COLT USN 1940 717282 721977 COLT 1941 721978 756733 COLT 1942 756734 793657 COLT 793658 797639 COLT USN 797640 800000 COLT S800001 S800500 SINGER 800501 801000 H&R 801001 856100 COLT 1943 856101 958100 COLT **856101 856404 Replacement No **856405 916404 ITHACA **916405 1041404 REM. RAND 1041405 1096404 US&S 1088726 1208673 COLT 1208674 1279673 ITHACA 1279674 1279698 RE NO AA 1279699 1441430 REM. RAND 1441431 1471430 ITHACA 1471431 1609528 REM. RAND 1944 1609529 1743846 COLT 1743847 1816641 REM. RAND 1816642 1890503 ITHACA 1890504 2075103 REM. RAND 1945 2075104 2134403 ITHACA 2134404 2244803 REM. RAND 2244804 2380013 COLT 2380014 2619013 REM. RAND 2619014 2693613 ITHACA ** Denotes double issue ranges.

COLT SINGLE-ACTION MODEL NUMBERS The author wishes to express thanks to Mr. Don Wilkerson for allowing the edited information published below from his 1986 Post-War Single-Action Revolver, 1976-1986 publication. A working knowledge of model numbers for the various Colt single-action revolvers is a must for even a novice collector. Since the mid - 1970s Colt has placed the model number on the end label of the shipping cartons of virtually all their

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firearms. Many collectors and publications regularly use the model number to describe or differentiate between revolvers. Using the model number is an accurate and efficient method to delineate a particular variation. Example: .45 caliber revolver with a 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue and casehardened finish and eagle stocks can be described as a simple “P-1840.” Each Colt model is specified by an alphabetical letter and 4 numerical digits. The basic model number as it pertains to single-action revolvers can be broken down as follows: MODEL P - basic type of frame. The letter “P” is used to delineate the single-action type of frame. FIRST NUMERAL - “1” is the first model built on a particular type of frame. Numerals 2, 3, 4, etc.

COLT SINGLE-ACTION MODEL NUMBERS cont. indicate later versions. These versions are not always numbered in numerical order and the same number has been used for different models at different times. A “1” denotes the basic standard single-action frame. A “2” denotes the new black powder frame available through the Colt Custom Gun Shop. A “3” has been used at various times to denote a non-standard frame or cylinder. The “4” is used to specify the New Frontier style of frame. Numbers such as “7” and “8” are frequently used to specify commemorative or special editions. SECOND NUMERAL - specifies caliber. A “4” denotes .32-20, a “6” denotes .357 Magnum, a “7” denotes .44 Special, an “8” denotes .45 caliber, and a “9” specifies .44-40 caliber.* THIRD NUMERAL - denotes barrel length. “3” is used to denote both a 3 inch and a 4 inch barrel. “4” is 4 3/4 inch or 5 inch, “5” is 5 1/2 inch, “7” is 7 1/2 inch, and “1” is 12 inch.* FOURTH NUMERAL - is used to denote several different variations of the standard model. Some of the most common examples are: “1,” “2,” or “6” for nickel finish, “1” for full blue finish in the case of P1871, and “2,” “3,” and “4” as used for the Sheriff ’s Model series to denote blue and casehardened finish, nickel finish, and Royal Blue and casehardened finish, respectively. The fourth numeral can also denote the type of stocks as in P-1673. The fourth numeral in the basic model designation must be used in conjunction with the preceding three numerals to determine its exact meaning. The fourth numeral is kind of a “catch-all” number. Many times this number serves only to differentiate a later model from a similar model assembled years earlier. *The .32-20 caliber and the 5 inch barrel length are listed in the 1984 Colt Buyer's Guide, but as of this date neither have been produced.

STANDARD MODEL P REVOLVER CODES The primary model numbers used by Colt for Model P revolvers produced since 1976 are as follows: P-1640 - .357 Magnum, 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1641 - .357 Magnum, 4 3/4 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1650 - .357 Magnum, 5 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1656 - .357 Magnum, 5 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish,

wood stocks. P-1670 - .357 Magnum, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1673 - .357 Magnum, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, wood stocks. P-1676 - .357 Magnum, 7 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1740 - .44 Special, 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1746 - .44 Special, 4 3/4 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1750 - .44 Special, 5 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1756 - .44 Special, 5 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks.

STANDARD MODEL P REVOLVER CODES cont. P-1770 - .44 Special, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1776 - .44 Special, 7 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1716 - .44 Special, 12 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1840 - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1841 - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1850 - .45 Colt, 5 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1856 - .45 Colt, 5 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1870 - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1876 - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1813 - .45 Colt, 12 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1816 - .45 Colt, 12 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1940 - .44-40 caliber, 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1941* - .44-40 caliber, 4 3/4 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1950 - .44-40 caliber, 5 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1970 - .44-40 caliber, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1976* - .44-40 caliber, 7 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-1911 - .44-40 caliber, 12 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. *These model numbers were used primarily for engraved or special ordered revolvers as the two models indicated were never produced as a regular model. “Blue finish” in the above chart denotes the standard blue finish, i.e., blue with case-hardened frame.

NEW FRONTIER MODEL P-4671 - .357 Magnum, 7 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks. P-4750 - .44 Special, 5 1/2 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks. P-4770 - .44 Special , 7 1/2 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks. P-4840 - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks. P-4850 - .45 Colt, 5 1/2 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks. P-4870 - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks.

SERIALIZATION, cont. P-4940 - .44-40 caliber, 4 3/4 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks. P-4970 - .44-40 caliber, 7 1/2 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks. Note: The term “Royal Blue” in the New Frontier chart denotes a revolver with a casehardened frame and a Royal (high polish) Blue finish on the other major components.

SHERIFF'S MODELS P-1932 - .44-40 caliber, 3 in. barrel, blue finish, eagle stocks. P-1933* - .44-40/.44 Special, 3 in. barrel, nickel finish, wood stocks.

SHERIFF'S MODELS cont. P-1934* - .44-40/.44 Special, 3 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish, wood stocks. *Circa 1984 all Sheriff's Models are listed as single calibers: .44-40 or .45 caliber.

REVOLVERS WITH FULL BLUE FRAMES Some of the “full blue” models have had more than one model number assigned to the same variation. As a result, a particular model may have been identified by different model numbers at different times. Following the model numbers and descriptions in this chart will be an approximate time frame during which that particular model was in use. No date following the description indicates that only one model number for that particular variation is known to the author (Don Wilkerson). P-1640 - FB - .357 Magnum, 4 3/4 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-1650 - FB - .357 Magnum, 5 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-1740 - FB - .44 Special, 4 3/4 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-1750 - FB - .44 Special, 5 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-1770 - FB - .44 Special, 7 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-1770 - UB - .44 Special, 7 1/2 in. barrel, unfluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-3840 - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, both fluted and unfluted cylinders, eagle stocks (early to mid 1982). P-1840 - FB - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks (mid to late 1982 to date). P-1840 - UB - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, unfluted cylinder, eagle stocks (mid to late 1982 to date). P-1850 - FB - .45 Colt, 5 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-1850 - UB - .45 Colt, 5 1/2 in. barrel, unfluted cylinder, eagle stocks. P-1871 - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, wood stocks (1977 to 1979). P-1870 - FB - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, wood stocks (1982 to date). P-1870 - UB - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, unfluted cylinder, wood stocks (1982 to date). P-1871 - FB - .45 Colt, 12 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, eagle stocks.

FULL BLUE NEW FRONTIERS P-4770 - FB - .44 Special, 7 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, wood stocks. P-4870 - FB - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, fluted cylinder, wood stocks. P-4870 - UB - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, unfluted cylinder, wood stocks.

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MISCELLANEOUS MODEL NUMBERS 1750 - AA - .44 Special, 5 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish with nickel cylinder, eagle stocks. 1750 - AB - .44 Special, 5 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish with nickel cylinder with blue flutes, eagle stocks. 1840 - UC - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue finish, unfluted cylinder, eagle stocks. 1850 - UC - .45 Colt, 5 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, unfluted cylinder, eagle stocks. 1870 - UC - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish, unfluted cylinder, eagle stocks. Note: The term “blue finish” in this chart is the standard blue finish with a casehardened frame.

BLACK POWDER MODEL P REVOLVERS P-2830 - .45 Colt, 3 in. barrel, blue finish. P-2833 - .45 Colt, 3 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2834* - .45 Colt, 3 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish. P-2836 - .45 Colt, 4 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish. P-2837 - .45 Colt, 4 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2840 - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue finish. P-2841 - .45 Colt, 4 3/4 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2847* - .45 Colt, 5 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2870 - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish. P-2871 - .45 Colt, 7 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2940 - .44-40 caliber, 4 3/4 in. barrel, blue finish. P-2941 - .44-40 caliber, 4 3/4 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2970 - .44-40 caliber, 7 1/2 in. barrel, blue finish. P-2971 - .44-40 caliber, 7 1/2 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2437* - .32-20 caliber, 4 in. barrel, nickel finish. P-2474* - .32-20 caliber, 7 1/2 in. barrel, Royal Blue finish. *As of this writing these calibers have not been produced. The “blue finish” and “Royal” in this chart refer to Colt's standard single-action finish, i.e., casehardened frame with all components finished in either standard blue or Royal Blue.

MODEL 1877 LIGHTNING & THUNDERE DA

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906

1 3000 13500 19000 28000 34000 40000 48000 51500 53000 57500 62700 72500 73500 80500 85400 89000 95000 97000 101700 105200 107500 111500 115500 122700 130300 140000 148500 156200 159000

2900 13499 18999 27999 33999 39999 47999 51499 52999 57499 62699 72499 73499 80499 85399 88999 94999 96999 101699 105199 107499 111499 115499 122699 130299 139999 148499 156199 158999 161999

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MODEL 1877 LIGHTNING & THUNDERE DA, cont.

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1907 1908 1909

162000 164000 165000

163999 164999 166849

MODEL 1878 SxS HAMMER SHOTGUN 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

1 100 2250 7850 11800 15000 17400

99 2249 7849 11799 14999 17399 18549

MODEL 1883 SxS HAMMERLESS SHOTGUN 1885 1886 1888 1889 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895

18550 20350 22000 22500 1 250 850 1400 2200 3056 4058 4450 5350 6250 6750 7250 7550

20349 21199 22499 22683 249 849 1399 2199 3055 4057 4449 5349 6249 6749 7249 7549 8366

LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION - SMALL FRAME 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904

1 1000 8000 11750 14300 14700 15400 16600 19800 23000 26000 29600 35300 42800 52300 63300 73700 82000

999 7999 11749 14299 14699 15399 16599 19799 22999 25999 29599 35299 42799 52299 63299 73699 81999 89912

LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION - MEDIUM FRAME 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902

1 3075 12650 20500 25000 33000 41000 50000 63200 66000 71000 76000 79000 80500 82500 84000 85800 87800 89300

3074 12649 20499 24999 32999 40999 49999 63199 65999 70999 75999 78999 80499 82499 83999 85799 87799 89299 89777

LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION - LARGE FRAME

Year

Ser. # Start

Ser. # End

1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894

1 1000 2400 3800 5200 5700 6000 6300

999 2399 3799 5199 5699 5999 6299 6496

AR-15 - SPORTER MODELS 1963 SP00001 SP00024-SP00100 Specials 1964 SP00101 1965 SP02501 1966 SP05600 1967 SP08250 1968 SP10750 1969 SP14000 1970 SP15001 1971 SP16001 1972 SP19401 1973 SP24201 1974 SP32601 1975 SP43801 1976 SP55301

SP00023 SP02500 SP05599 SP08249 SP10749 SP13999 SP14653 SP15473 SP19400 SP24200 SP32600 SP43800 SP55300 N/A

COLT BLACKPOWDER 2ND GENERATION SERIALIZATION Model No. Ser. # Range Total

Start

End

MODEL1851 NAVY C-1121 4201 25100 20900 1971 1978 C-1122 As above but at higher range of numbers Unk'n - 1978

MODEL 1851 NAVY, R. E. LEE C-9001251 REL 5000 REL 4750

-

1971

-

1971

250

-

1971

25 3601

1974

1978

20

1984

1984

4250

5/80

10/81

300

10/81

11/81

489

6/82

10/82

7593

11/78

11/82

500

1979

1979

Unk'n

Unk'n

Unk'n

12

1984

1984

1851 NAVY, U. S. GRANT C-9002251 USG5000 USG 4750

MODEL 1851 GRANT-LEE PAIR C-9003 01 GLP 250 GLP

3rd MODEL DRAGOON C-1770 20801 20826 Prototype 20901 24501 C-1770MN S/N As Above

MODEL 1851 NAVY F-1100 24900 29150 F-1101 S/N As Above W/Blank Cylinders F-1110 29151 S 29640 S Stainless Steel

MODEL 1860 ARMY F-1200 201000212835 Rebated Cylinder F-1200 EBO S/N As Above Butterfield F-1200 LNK S/N As Above Electroless Nickel F-1200 MN S/N As Above

SERIALIZATION, cont. Model No. Ser. # Range Total MODEL 1860 ARMY cont. Nickel/Ivory F-1202 S/N As Above Limited Edition F-1203 207330 211250 Fluted Cylinder F-1210211263 S 212540 S Stainless Steel

Start

End

1979

1979

2670

7/80

10/81

1278

1/82

4/82

3166

9/80

10/81

5765

12/79

11/81

25

1984

1984

1861 NAVY F-1300

40000 43165

1862 POCKET NAVY F-1400 48000 58850 and skip odd no. F-1400MN S/N As Above Nickel/Ivory F-1401 S/N As Above Limited Edition

500

1979

1980

4801

1/80

9/81

25

1984

1984

500

1979

1980

2573 245

6/80 5/81

4/82 9/81

3878

1/80

2/82

1847 WALKER F-1600

1200 4120 32256 32500

1st MODEL DRAGOON F-1700

25100 34500

2nd MODEL DRAGOON F-172S/N As Above and Mix at Random for 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2676 1/80

2/82

3rd MODEL DRAGOON F-140S/N As Above and Mix at Random for 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2856 1/80 2/82 31401 31450 50 10/81 F-1740EGAUnk'n Unk'n 200 1982 (Garabaldi Model<- “GCA” prefix)

11/81 1982

BABY DRAGOON F-1760 16000 17851 F-1761S/N As Above Limited Edition

2/81 1979

4/81 1980

1852 500

F-9005US 001/001 US to US 3025/3025 US 3025 9/77 Cavalry Commemorative (Two Gun Set)

1/80

1860 ARMY

HERITAGE WALKER F-9006

01

1853

1812-1854 1860 1864 1870 1878 1885 1886 1889 1892 1898 1903

Serial Number 1-1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 3933 4000 4889 4500 5000 5500

A.H. FOX SERIALIZATION GRADE A-F 12 GAUGE

1862 POCKET POLICE F-1500 49000 57300 and skip even no. F-1500 MN S/N As Above Nickel/Ivory F-1501 S/N As Above Limited Edition

JOHN DICKSON & SON SERIALIZATION Year Starting

500

1853

6/80

6/81

2117

Year Starting 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936

Serial Number 7500 7600 9900 15000 18700 20000 20700 21500 22000 23200 24300 24700 25000 25900 27000 27900 29000 30000 30900 31600 32000 32900 33850 33900 33999 34100 34200 34300 34400 34500

GRADE A-F 16 GAUGE

Year Starting 1937 1938 1939 1940 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924

Serial Number 34750 34900 35150 35280 300075 300200 300400 300600 300700 300750 300800 300900 301100 301300 301500 301800 302000

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GRADE A-F 16 GAUGE cont.

Year Starting 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Highest no.

Serial Number 302300 302500 302650 302800 303000 303050 303100 303200 303300 303350 303400 303500 303650 303800 303850 303870 303875

GRADE A-F 20 GAUGE

Year Starting 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Highest no.

Serial Number 200100 200250 200500 200700 200800 200900 201000 201300 201500 201600 201800 202000 202200 202400 202500 202800 202950 203100 203150 203200 203300 203350 203500 203700 203750 203800 203830 203900 203970 203974

STERLINGWORTH 12 GAUGE

Year Starting 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

Serial Number 53800 59000 63500 66500 74200 75600 77500 79000 82000 84500 89500 92300 94500 97500 99000 100600 105500 113500

STERLINGWORTH 12 GAUGE cont.

Year Starting 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Highest no.

Serial Number 119000 122600 128500 130000 132000 134000 136000 138000 139000 145000 150000 155000 161500 161556

STERLINGWORTH 16 GA.

Year Starting 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 Highest no.

Serial Number 351000 351600 352300 353000 353700 354200 355000 356500 357000 357800 358500 359500 359900 360300 362000 364500 366400 367500 368000 368600 369200 369900 372000 373500 374200 374800 378481

STERLINGWORTH 20 GAUGE

Year Starting 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935

Serial Number 250100 252000 253000 254500 254600 254700 255000 255300 255800 256100 256400 256800 257200 257700 258200 259300 260500 262000 263600 263800 264000 264300 264600 266500

SERIALIZATION, cont. STERLINGWORTH 20 GAUGE cont.

Year Starting 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Highest no.

H&R SERIALIZATION, cont.

Serial Number

Year Starting

268500 270500 270800 271200 271225 271304

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

SINGLE BARREL TRAP - GRADE J, K, L, M

Year Starting 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935

Serial Number 400090 400250 400275 400300 400325 400350 400375 400385 400395 400400 400410 400415 400425 400500 400525 400540 400568

STEPHEN GRANT SERIALIZATION Year Starting 1867 1870 1875 1880 1885 1890 1895 1896 1900

2119

Serial Number 2480 3000 3900 4750 5450 6100 6700 6857 7300

S.N. Prefix D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH(Snap on forecap) AJ AL AM AN AP AR(Striker Mech. Intr.) AS AT AU AX AY

H&R SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUNS

W. W. GREENER SERIALIZATION Year Starting 1878 1880 1895 1902 1915 1920 1930 1967

Serial Number 19304 22860 38917 50911 58536 62621 68635 79259

MODEL

HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON SERIALIZATION 1940 - 1982 The following serial numbered prefixes are related to the corresponding year of manufacture:

Year Starting 1940 1941 1942

The following is a years of production listing for all Main Line single barrel shotguns produced by Harrington & Richardson with a cross reference to Deluxe and Youth variations.

S.N. Prefix A B C

DATES

YEARS MFG.

1900 1901-1916 15 Years 1905 (Small Frame) 1906-1915 10 Years 1908 1909-1930 32 Years 1915 (Small Frame) 1916-1930 15 Years No. 5 1931-1942 12 Years No. 8 1931-1942 12 Years 48 (First use of the TOPPER name) 1943-1956 14 Years 188 (Deluxe variant of Model 48) 1943-1956 14 Years 148 1957-1961 5 Years 488 (Deluxe variant of Model 148) 1957-1961 5 Years 480 (Youth variant of Model 148) 1957-1961 5 Years 158 1962-1973 12 Years 198 (Deluxe variant of Model 158) 1962-1973 12 Years 490 (Youth variant of Model 158) 1962-1981 20 Years 058 1974-1981 8 Years

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SERIALIZATION, cont. H&R SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUNS cont.

MODEL

DATES

YEARS MFG.

098 (Deluxe variant of Model 058) 1974-1981 8 Years 088 (Economy model) 1979-1986 5 Years 088 JR (Youth variant of Model 088) 1979-1986 5 Years 099 Deluxe 1982-1986 5 Years

HIGH STANDARD SERIALIZATION The author wishes to express thanks to Mr. John J. Stimson, Jr. for the following information. The serial numbers listed represent the highest serial number shipped for the year. Regular serial numbers began with 5,000 which was shipped October 15, 1932. Although it appears the guns were generally assembled in numerical sequence, the shipments were not and some guns may have remained in inventory for weeks, monthes, or even years between assenbly and shipment.

Year

Serial Number

1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

5,102 6,567 8,313 11,651 18,751 30,026 39,430 50,619 70,715 91,986 104,520 115,423 135,659 145,817 174,194 233,402 301,349 326,123 335,693 356,899 357,295 442,984 475,186 508,613 652,405 776,129 913,111 1,044,802 1,147,641 1,224,652 1,285,049 1,353,764 1,418,870 1,507,541 1,610,707 1,853,513 2,030,404 2,172,356 2,232,503 2,828,293 2,356,207 2,424,175 2,469,497

HIGH STANDARD, cont. 1975 is the last year of the regular serial number series (except for Sr. No. 2,500,811 shipped August 28, 1976) and marks the beginning of the letter prefix serialization.

Year

Sr. No.

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

2,500,810

Sr. No.

Sr. No.

G 04,566 ML 06,747 G 13,757 ML 23,065 G 18,298 G 162,590 ML 29,707 G 20,223 ML 41,270 ML 63,483 MLG 20,408 ML 81,629 SH 18,446 ML 90,000 SH 25,964 SH 31,558 SH 34,034

HOLLAND & HOLAND SERIALIZATION PARADOX SERIES

Year Starting 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1895 1892 1895 1900 1903 1905 1906 1907 1911 1914 1919 1922 1930 1956

Serial Number 11500 N/A N/A 11691 11788 11865 11948 15036 15075 15347 15558 15655 15750 15825 15860 15900 15950 19560 15970 15980 15979

RECORDED DATES

Year Starting

Serial Number

March 1856 October 1868 February 1857 August 1859

565(First Recorded Date) 580 584 700

A gap in records 1864 1865 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

728-1059 1060 1101 1352 1439 1578 1769 2002 2401 2759 3174 3649 4179 4774 5274 5819 6382 7009 7473 7904

SERIALIZATION, cont. Holland & Holland, cont. RECORDED DATES cont.

Year Starting

Serial Number

1885 1886 1887 Unused Missing Rook Rifles Normal Series Paradox Guns Normal Series Rook Rifles Normal Series Paradox Guns Normal Series Normal Series Rifles and Rook Rifles Believed Unused Rifles Misc. Guns and Rifles See separate lists

8406 8809 8999 9000-10000 10000-10849 10850-10999 11000-11499 11500-11999 12000-12999 13000-13999 14000-14999 15000-15999 16000-16999 17000-17399 17400-17999 18000-18999 19000-19999 20000-21999 22000+

ROOK RIFLES

Year Starting

Serial Number

1887 10850-10999 Assumed 1888 11000-11499 records missing 1889 13106 1890 13465 1891 13566 1892 13674 1893 13885-13999 1894 Rrook/others rifles 17401 1899 17999

MAGAZINE RIFLES

Year Starting 1910 1911 1913 1913 1919 1920-29 1930-33 1920-32 1935-49 1949-60 1951-58 1952-62 1958-65 1964-74 1975-80 1981-87 1988-92

Serial Number 28000 28100 28199 28300 28399 1-581 582-880 881-1181 1182-1782 1783-2179 2180-2577 2578-2977 2978-3377 3378-3783 3784-4000 4001-4250 4251-4330

PLAIN GUNS

Year Starting 1907 1908 1909 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1913 1913 1914 1914 1915 1915

Serial Number 26200 26300 26400 26500 26600 26700 26800 26900 26999 28600 28700 28800 28900 28999

PLAIN GUNS, cont.

Year Starting 1915 1915 1916 1919 1919 1919 1920 1922 1924 1925 1925 1926 1928 1929 1929 1931 1933 1935 1935 1936 1937 1939 1949 1953 1956 1961 1975

Serial Number 29500 29600 29700 29800 29900 30000 30100 30200 30300 30334 31100 31200 31300 31399 32200 32300 32400 32499 34000 34100 34200 34300 34400 34500 34600 34700 34800

ROYAL GUNS

Year Starting 1899 1900 1902 1903 1906 1907 1910 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1914 1915 1919 1920 1920 1921 1921 1922 1922 1924 1925 1926 1926 1927 1927 1928 1929 1929 1934 1934 1935 1936 1937 1937 1939 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1954

Serial Number 22000 22500 23000 23500 25000 25500 25599 27000 27250 27500 27750 27999 29000 29100 29200 29300 29400 29499 30500 30600 30700 30800 30900 30999 31500 31600 31700 31800 31900 32900 32999 33000 33100 33200 33300 33400 33500 33600 33700 33800 33900 33999 36251

2121

2122


ROYAL GUNS cont.

Year Starting

ROYAL DOUBLE RIFLES - .240 & Small Bores

Serial Number

1956 1958 1959 1962 1964 1965 1970 1970 1972 1974 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

36300 36400 36500 36600 36700 36800 36900 40006 40100 40200 40300 40400 40500 40530 40560 40590 40650 40770 40820 40880 40920 41000 41075 41150 41210

ROYAL OVER & UNDER GUNS

Year Starting

Serial Number

1950 1952 1954 1958 1993

36000 36010 36020 36029 51001

SPORTING OVER & UNDER GUNS

Year Starting

Serial Number

1993

Year Starting

Serial Number

1920 1923 1923 1926 1926 1931 1955

28566 28599 31000 31041 31400 31450 31499

ROYAL DOBLE RIFLES ALL CALIBRES

Year Starting

Serial Number

1933 1939 1950 1953 1956 1963 1968 1975 1977 1980 1981 1984 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991

35000 35100 35200 35250 35300 35350 35450 35495 35498 35500 35505 35524 35527 35540 35542 35552 35590

ITALIAN YEAR OF MFG. DATE CODES Additional information regarding Italian Proof marks, and dates of manufacture can be found in THE WORLD OF BERETTA An International Legend by R. L. Wilson. www.bluebookinc.com to order.

50500

CAVALIER GUNS

Year Starting

Serial Number

1986 1989 1992

50001 50150 50250

ROYAL DOUBLE RIFLES - .450 & .465

Year Starting

Serial Number

1910 1914 1914 1919 1921 1921 1925 1925 1927 1941

28200 28299 28500 28535 30335 30415 31042 31049 32000 32099

ROYAL DOUBLE RIFLES - .375

Year Starting 1911 1920 1920 1925 1925 1927 1927 1933

Serial Number 28400 28499 30416 30499 31050 31099 32100 32199

All Dates Prior to 1954 Have Year in Digits.

Code

Year

I= II = III = IV = V= VI = VII = VIII = IX = X= XI = XII = XIII = XIV = XV = XVI = XVII = XVIII = XIX = XX = XXI =

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

SERIALIZATION, cont. ITALIAN, cont.

Code

Year

XXII = XXIII = XXIV = XXV = XXVI = XX7 = XX8 = XX9 = XXX = AA = AB = AC = AD = AE = AF = AH = AI = AL = AM = AN = AP = AS = AT = AW = AZ = BA = BB = BC BD BF BH BI BL BM BN BP BS BT BU BZ CA CB CC

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

ITHACA GUN CO. SERIALIZATION BAKER MODEL ITHACA DOUBLES

Year Starting

Serial Number

1880-1885 2447 1886 4104 1887 7003 1888 8787 1889 (Jan.-Aug.) 10534

CRASS MODEL ITHACA DOUBLES

Year Starting 1892 1893 1894

Serial Number 17235-21999 25421 25759

CRASS MODEL ITHACA DOUBLES

Year Starting 1895 1896 1897 1898

Serial Number 27762 28713 30222 33026

2123

CRASS MODEL ITHACA DOUBLES, cont.

Year Starting 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903

Serial Number 38399 46627 61609 76599 94108

FLUES MODEL ITHACA DOUBLE & SINGLE

Year Starting

Serial Number

1908 175000-182031 1909 192499 1910 205399 1911 216499 1912 230099 1913 242599 1914 256699 1915 268199 1916 276899 1917 289299 1918 299799 1919 315399 1920 343335 1921 356513 1922 361849 1923 372099 1924 390499 1925 398352 1926 398365

N.I.D. MODEL ITHACA DOUBLE

Year Starting

Serial Number

1925 425000-425299 1926 439199 1927 451099 1928 454530 1929 457299 1930 458399 1931 459139 1932 459162 1933 459195 1935 459637 1936 459649 1935 460799 1936 462399 1937 464699 1938 464827 1939 464850 1940 464899 1938 465199 1939 465999 1940 466999 1941 467146 1946 467199 1941 468099 1946 468699 1947 468794 1948 468799 1947 469949 1948 469979 1948 470099

CHARLES LANCASTER SERIALIZATION Year Starting 1826 1830 1840 1850

Serial Number 100 600 1200 2100

2124


CHARLES LANCASTER SERIALIZATION, cont.

Year Starting 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901

Serial Number 3200 3400 3540 3693 3805 3914 3999 4087 4183 4271 4328 4401 4477 4562 4644 4714 4769 4833 4892 4924 4949 4982 5079 5186 5359 5497 5627 5764 5926 6136 6406 6671 6988 7189 7360 7548 7709 7940 8132 8353 8529 8700

JOSEPH LANG SERIALIZATION Year Starting 1858 1860 1865 1870 1875 1880 1885 1890 1895 1900

Serial Number 2085 2332 2970 3916 5180 6000 7031 7546 8150 9100

MARLIN FIREARMS COMPANY SERIALIZATION Approximate serialization for Marlin rifles from 1883 to 1906 including Models 1881, 1888,

1889, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1897. Marlin did not assign a specific block of Ser. No. to these models, rather the models being produced that time were mixed. Using this list will place the year of manufacture plus or minus one year. For a factor letter on an older Marlin firearm, the Buffalo Bill Historical center, Cody Firearms Museum, 720 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414. Web site www.bbhc.org or phone 307-587-4771. There is a $45 fee per serial number search. Older Rifles Mfg.

Year

From #

To #

1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906

4001 6701 8851 11301 15001 17801 21501 30001 45001 63251 80251 95751 115001 133001 144401 161201 175501 196001 213001 233301 262501 287301 310501 329001

6700 8850 11300 15000 17800 21500 30000 45000 63250 80250 95750 115000 133000 144400 161200 175500 196000 213000 233300 262500 287300 310500 329000 355300

1948-1968 Mfg.

Year

Serial No. Prefix

1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1957-1958 1958-1959 1960 1960-Aug. 1961 1961-Aug. 1962 1963 1964 1965

E F G H J K L M N P R S T U V W Y&Z AA

MARLIN 1948-1968 Mfg. cont.

Year 1966 1967 1968

Serial No. Prefix AB AC AD


MA BROOMHANDLES SERIALIZATION 1896 - late 1930 Ser. #

Date

Nature of Changes

before 1896 -The cone hammer used in place of spur hammer. #25 1896 - “SYSTEM MA” marked on top of the chamber. before 1897 - The locking system changed from one to two lugs. #200 - The barrel contour at the chamber is tapered instead of stepped. #390 1897 - “WAFFENFABRIK MA OBERNDORF A/N” marked on top of the chamber. #975 1897- The center section of the rear on the left side of the frame is not milled out (this feature appears earlier on a few 20-shot pistols). This area is sometimes used for special markings on contract pieces such as the Turkish and Persian. #12,200 to #14,999 1898 - The large ring hammer replaces the cone hammer. #21,000 1899 - There is no milling on either side of the frame. - A single lug bayonet type mount adopted for retaining the firing pin instead of the dovetail plate. - The trigger is mounted directly to the frame by two integral lugs rather than attached to a removable block. - The position of the serial number moved from the rear of the frame above the stock slot to the left side of the chamber. #22,000 1900 - Two integral lugs used to mount the rear sight instead of a pin. #29,000 1902 - Very shallow s milled into the frame on both sides.* #31,200 1903 - “WAFFENFABRIK MA OBERNDORF A NECKAR” added to the right rear frame .* #34,000 1904 - The depth of the frame milling increased.* #35,000 1904 - The barrel extension side rails lengthened about a half inch.* - An additional lug for mounting added to the firing pin.* - The hammer changed to the small ring pattern.* - The safety mechanism altered to require that the lever be pushed up to engaged it instead of down.* - The center of the safety lever knob is no longer milled out.* #38,000 1905 - The short extractor with two ribs replaces the long thin extractor.* #100,000 1910 - The rifling changed from four groove to six groove. to #130,000 1911 #270,000 1915- “NS” (Neues Sicherung or New Safety) appears on the back of the hammer. The hammer must be moved back beyond the cocked position to engage the safety. #440,000 1921 - The lanyard ring stud is rotated 90 degrees. #501,000 1923 - The Ma “banner” appears on the left rear frame . #800,000 1930 - The Ma banner is enlarged. - A step is added to the barrel contour just ahead of the chamber.

2125

MA BROOMHANDLES, cont. Ser. # Date Nature of Changes - The safety is changed to allow the hammer to be dropped from a cocked position, without danger, by pulling the trigger (called Universal Safety). - The front of the grip frame widened to equal the rear part where the stock slot is. #850,000 1932 - “D.R.P.u.A.P.” (Deutsches Reich Patenten und Anderes Patenten) added below the inscription on the right rear frame . #860,000 1932 - The lettering in the frame inscription is slanted forward. #900,000 1934 - The serial number is moved to the rear of the barrel extension behind the sight. - The two grooves in each side of the barrel extension side rails are eliminated.

*These nine changes appear out of sequence on three small batches of guns (29,000 to 29,900, 40,000 to 41,000, and 42,600 to 43,900). Most of these pistols are of the “bolo” style, that is they have 3.9 inch barrels, small grips, six or 10-shot magazines and fixed or adjustable rear sights. A few of these pistols show non-standard barrel contours, barrel extension milling and hammer safety devices. Apparently the factory withheld these numbers from the regular production series and reissued them at later dates.

PARKER BROTHERS SHOTGUNS SERIALIZATION 1866 - 1942 Additional information regarding Parker shotgun is available in PARKER GUN IDENTIFICATION & SERIALIZATION compiled and edited by Charles E. Price & S.P. Fjestad available on www.bluebookinc.com.

Year Starting 1866-1868 1868-1877 1877-1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

Serial Number 0-6,800 9,700 15,700 17,600 22,700 27,300 34,900 36,000

2126


PARKER BROTHERS, cont.

Year Starting

PIOTTI SERIALIZATION, cont.

Serial Number

1885 46,450 1886 48,125 1887 56,650 1889 59,500 1890 61,350 1891 66,800 1892 71,600 1893 77,000 1894 80,300 1895 82,400 1896 85,200 1897 86,450 1898 89,350 1899 92,450 1900 97,300 1901 105,750 1902 113,100 1903 121,900 1904 129,200 1905 132,000 1906 138,300 1907 144,250 1908 148,250 1910 153,000 1911 157,050 1912 157,800 first year of Trojan grade 1913 165,000 1914 168,200 1915 171,500 1916 173,450 1917 175,650 first single barrel trap gun 1918 180,250 1919 184,900 1920 190,100 1921 195,000 1922 200,500 first Parker single trigger 1923 205,150 1924 207,150 first beaver tail forend 1925 214,400 1926 218,050 first ventilated rib, first .410 1927 222,650 1928 228,200 PH grade dropped 1929 230,700 1930 234,200 1931 235,950 1932 236,100 1933 236,300 1934 236,650 first skeet guns, takeover of factory by Remington 1935 237,000 1936 239,900 last regular catalog 1937 240,300 1938-1942 242,385

PIOTTI SERIALIZATION Year Starting 1962 1962 1963 1964

Serial Number 1 515 1285 1913

Year Starting 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Serial Number 2594 2988 3351 3954 4787 5018 5499 5815 6180 6437 6650 6839 7025 7236 7388 7524 7663 7797 7918 8038 8179 8318 8465 8605 8753 8878 8978 9063

JAMES PURDEY & SONS, LTD. SERIALIZATION 1814 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861

974 1149 1324 1549 1874 1999 2247 2421 2497 2697 2773 2848 3098 3223 3298 3473 3623 3698 3848 3998 4048 4098 4223 4348 4473 4599 4720 4844 4944 5093 5167 5267 5443 5542 5747 5997 6271

SERIALIZATION, cont. JAMES PURDEY & SONS, LTD. cont.

Year Starting 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934

Serial Number 6422 6671 6871 7121 7420 7646 7896 8246 8322 8646 8821 9096 9288 9505 9648 10153 10440 10800 10900 11082 11342 11669 12036 12171 12530 12875 13150 13468 13662 14000 14520 14851 15134 15362 15726 16095 16420 16736 17078 17227 17547 17849 18148 18400 18686 18987 19272 19546 19813 20147 20400 20770 21086 21332 21465 21541 21574 21892 22111 22312 22491 22896 22937 23283 23284 23551 23854 24139 24387 24567 24647 24743

2127

JAMES PURDEY & SONS, LTD. cont.

Year Starting

Serial Number

1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1975 1979 1981

24920 25130 25325 25526 25711 25783 25793 25813 25844 25851 25901 25990 26051 26128 26206 26275 26349 26423 26531 28003 28546 28569

REMINGTON DATE CODE DATA & SxS SHOTGUN SERIALIZATION Firearms Identification (Code located on barrel, left side at frame) Month of Manufacture (Code letter corresponds to numeral underneath). The following barrel code information is reliable when used to identify the month and year of manufacture of Remington rifles since Remington seldom replaced barrels. When used to date Remington shotguns, where the barrel is easily changed, make sure the barrel is original to the shotgun. For example "KP" would be 5 (May) 1923, and "RYY" would be 11 (November) 1952. B L A C 1 2 3 4

K 5

P 6

O W 7 8

D E R X 9 10 11 12

Year of Manufacture and letter code 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

M N P R S T U W X Y Z A B C D E F G H J K L MM

2128


REMINGTON cont.

Year of Manufacture and letter code 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

NN PP RR SS TT UU WW XX YY ZZ A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R S T U W X Y Z I O Q V A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T* U* V* W X Y Z A B C

Additional markings if present will indicate the following. 2 3 4 5

Part order replacement bbl. Service section repair. Returned as received. Employee sale.

* Remington suspended barrel date code stamping circa August 1999 - October 2001, but did continue to mark shipping box end flaps with the date code. The author wishes to express thanks to Mr. Charles Semmer for the following Remington SxS shotgun serialization information.

E. REMINGTON & SONS WHITMORE MODELS Model Years Ser. Block 1873 1875 1876 1878 1879

1873-1878 1875-1877 1876-1882 1878-1882 1879-1888

Est. Total

1-5000 1-3350 3350-5900 1-2400 W/ 1878

5000 3350 2250 2400 N/A

E. REMINGTON & SONS MODELS 1882, 1883, 1885 AND 1887 Model Years Ser. Block Est. Total 1882 1883 1885 1887

1882-1888 1882-1884 1885-1886 1886-1888

1000-17000 16000 W/ 1882 N/A 16700-202003500 20200-237003500

REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY MODEL 1889 TOTAL Mfg. 134200

Year Starting 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910

Serial Number W/ 1887 30000-32199 32200-36949 36950-43012 43013-49844 49845-58879 58880-66016 66017-73571 73572-76980 76981-80389 80390-89123 89124-97714 EST. 97715-105000 EST. 200000-205934 205935-221450 221451-234803 234804-240530 240531-247581 247582-251192 251193-254394 254395-257745 257746-259246 N/A 259247-259262

REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY MODEL 1900 TOTAL Mfg. 98508

Year Starting 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

Serial Number 300000-305000 305001-317502 317503-337038 337039-343893 343894-350207 350208-354620 354621-363060 363061-372117 372118-377925 377926-382072 382073-398507 398508

SERIALIZATION, cont. REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY MODEL 1894 TOTAL Mfg. 41194

Year Starting 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910

Serial Number 100,000-100,660 100,661-103,106 103,107-104,144 104,145-106,916 106,917-110,895 110,896-116,139 116,140-120,932 120,933-123,913 123,914-127,017 127,018-129,349 129,350-131,263 131,264-133,042 133,043-134,627 134,628-136,292 136,293-137,319 137,320-137,988 137,989-141,194

REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY MODEL 1894 REM. SPCL. TOTAL Mfg. Aprox. 12, W/ 4 recorded

Year Starting 1902-1910

Serial Number 400000-400012

SAVAGE/STEVENS PRODUCTION DATA The information below represents a listing of most Savage/Stevens rifles and shotguns mfg. in the past (some data has been approximated). Rather than list these models separately, they have been provided in this section for quick reference. Values on many of the models listed below typically range between $50-$175, depending on rarity and condition.

MODEL 1903 1904 1905 1909 1911 1912 1914 19 1920 1922 '23A '23B '23C '23D 3 4 5 6 7 40 45 1925 29 CS22 219 220 420 430 1921 1928

DATES 1912-20 1912-32 1912-15 1912-15 1912-15 1913-15 1914-26 1933-45 1920-32 1922-25 1924-45 1924-45 1924-42 1932-45 1931-45 1933-45 1936-45 1938-45 1939-45 1928-42 1928-42 1925-32 1933-45 1926-45 1938-45 1937-45 1937-42 1937-42 1921-32 1928-32

APPROX.GUNS 13,000 62,000 6,500 3,500 22,500 12,000 49,500 16,000 12,000 16,000 88,000 16,500 14,500 15,000 121,000 38,000 22,000 45,500 6,000 16,000 6,000 36,000 23,500 87,500 12,500 50,000 13,500 11.000 13,000 6,500

2129

SAVAGE/STEVENS, cont.

MODEL

DATES

721 FOX FX B No. 12 14-1/2 Fav. No. 26 44+414 No. 70 No. 71 No. 75 15+425 No. 35 No. 35 41-43 No. 10 85-89 No. 93 No. 97 No. 101 No. 105 No. 107 106-08 No. 115 No. 124 No. 125 180-85 No. 958 116-17 946-48 No. 215 No. 235 No. 315 No. 385 No. 345 No. 311 No. 330 No. 335 No. 520 No. 521 60&61 620-21 Mod. 30 Mod. 31 No. 15 No. 11 No. 95 No. 52 No. 55 No. 54 No. 56 No. 57 No. 58 No. 37 No. 38 No. 39 No. 59 No. 76 65-66 No. 82 No. 83 No. 84 No. 85 No. 86 No. 87 No. 872 NO. 89 No. 94 No. 96 No. 416 No. 417 No. 418

1930-32 1933-45 1940-45 1912-35 1912-41 1912-42 1912-45 1912-35 1912-31 1930-34 1928-34 1912-17 1912-19 1923-42 1912-18 1919-34 1912-42 1912-19 1912-19 1914-20 1912-45 1912-45 1916-35 1912-31 1949-55 1912-23 1912-23 1925-33 1926-35 1928-34 1913-32 1912-32 1914-36 1912-31 1916-31 1926-45 1926-35 1926-35 1912-32 1930-32 1930-34 1926-45 1933-34 1933-34 1936-45 1923-33 1926-35 1933-37 1935-36 1933-42 1933-45 1939-42 1933-45 1936-42 1936-45 1938-45 1938-45 1938-45 1929-45 1936-37 1936-42 1936-45 1939-43 1936-43 1938-45 1940-42 1926-37 1926-45 1926-33 1937-42 1932-42 1932-42

APPROX.GUNS 12,000 31,000 20,000 166,500 592,500 462,000 501,500 23,000 295,500 10,000 19,000 11,500 12,500 43,000 18,500 9,500 38,500 12,500 16,000 5,000 221,500 443,500 56,500 23,000 ---5,000 16,000 5,000 5,000 7,000 61,000 61,500 192,000 67,500 3,500 145,500 33,500 2,000 191,000 5,000 6,500 66,500 26,000 2,000 224,000 141,500 55,000 88,000 3,500 23,500 97,500 500 29,500 29,000 33,500 64,000 21,000 6,000 174,000 35,500 159,000 99,500 14,000 82,500 200,000 3,500 12,000 934,000 3,500 2,000 1,000 1,500

2130


SAVAGE/STEVENS, cont.

MODEL

DATES

No. 419 No. 237 No. 254 No. 238 No. 258 102-04 No. 116 No. 944 No. 600 No. 900 No. 515 No. 5151 No. 530 No. 500 22-410 M.240

1932-36 1936-43 1936-42 1936-45 1936-45 1936-42 1936-42 1936-42 1936-42 1936-42 1936-42 1936-42 1936-42 1936-42 1939-45 1940-45

APPROX.GUNS 1,000 16,000 1,000 40,000 11,000 500 1,000 1,500 5,500 2,000 500 95,000 8,000 500 105,000 20,500

SAVAGE MODEL NINETY-NINE SERIALIZATION

Serial Numbers At Year End: 10,000 13,400 19,500 25,000 35,000 45,000 53,000 67,500 73,500 81,000 95,000 110,000 119,000 131,000 146,500 162,000 175,500 187,500 193,000 N/A 212,500 229,000 237,500 244,500 256,000 270,000 280,000 292,500 305,000 317,000 324,500 334,500 338,500 341,000 344,500 345,800 350,800 359,800 N/A 381,351 388,640 398,400 416,000 438,000 464,000 494,000 528,000 566,000

1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

L.C. SMITH SERIALIZATION Existing L.C. Smith shotgun records include: Hunter Arms Company factory records circa 18901919, Hunter Arms Company shipping records circa 1918-1946, L.C. Smith Gun Company, 1946-1950 (FWS prefix), Marlin Firearms Company, 1969-71 (FWS prefix). For a factor letter on an older Marlin firearm, the Buffalo Bill Historical center, Cody Firearms Museum, 720 Sheridan Ave. Cody, WY 82414. Web site www.bbhc.org or phone 307-587-4771. There is a $45 fee per serial number search.

L.C. Smith (Manufactured by Hunter Arms Co. 1890-1918). Hammer Shotguns GAUGE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16

YEAR 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918

GUN 5000-5131 5379 5677 6238 6593 7076 7521 7828 7935 8149 8250 50000-50867 51735 52602 55301 58000 79000-84943 89999 125000-129700 133039 137445 144409 150221 156901 159519 163160 166705 168761 171415 173371 175483 176091 176576 178522 179841

Hammerless Shotguns GAUGE 20 20 20 20 20 20

YEAR 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912

GUN 1000-1204 1329 1788 2587 3615 4630

SERIALIZATION, cont. L.C. Smith, cont. Hammerless Shotguns cont.

L.C. Smith, cont. Hammerless Shotguns cont.

GAUGE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 8, 10, 12, & 16 8, 10, 12, & 16 8, 10, 12, & 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10 & 12 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16

GAUGE 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16 10, 12, & 16

YEAR 1913 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1915 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1891 1898 1901

GUN 4999 10000-10786 11451 11873 12361 12666 12753 30000-32527 34381 36615 37324 38892 40334 40335-42219 44104 45999 60000-60144 60289 60434 60579 60724 60869 61014 61159 61402 61685 62156 62653 63698 64226 65021 65861 66821 67683 68704 69681 69999 400000-401758 105210 105917 111681 119035 120767 124419 124999 300000-300301 305787 311528 318079 322129 329476 333081 336572 341717 345493 350857 352431 355068 359624 361071 500-559 3173 6959

YEAR 1902 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917

2131

GUN 9000 200000-200025 201758 203272 205098 207093 209368 210579 211885 213084 214246 215615 216939 218260 218829 219603 219750

1918-1950 (These serial numbers include all types of L.C. Smith, Fulton and Hunter Shotguns). YEAR 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

GUN 101-3850 18252 35228 44566 51985 64187 75897 86695 93841 103900 114817 125347 132827 134242 137779 138371 140146 144296 151123 162670 171179 181701 190280 197124 201794 202959 204084 205423 1-8595 25661 41825 55608 56800

SMITH & WESSON PERFORMANCE CENTER PRODUCT CODE INFO. The following Smith & Wesson Performance Center product code information appear courtesy of Mr. Jim Supica and Mr. Richard Nahas. I would like to thank them for

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making these product codes available. For additional information on Smith & Wesson firearms, the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas is highly recomended. This book is available through www.bluebookinc.com.

S & W PERFOMANCE CENTER PRODUCT CODES 170 = Designed/made from scratch 178 = Used existing Product / and improved

Code

Configuration

170002 170008 170009 170010 170011 170012 170014 170015 170016 170020 170021 170023 170024 170025 170026 170027 170028 I70029 170030 170032 170033 170034 170035 170036 170037 170038 170039 170040 170042 170043 170044 170046 170047 170048 170049 170050 170052 170053 170054 170055 170056 170056 170057 170058

M-5906 M-626 HUNTER M-686 C. C. 6" M-686 C. C. 3" SHORTY 40 M-629 3" MAG.COMP. M-640 3" C. C. M-686 6" COMPETITOR M-686 4" C. C. Tactical Forty M-686 6" HUNTER M-442 ULTRALITE M-66 3" F-COMP. M-19 3" K-COMP. M-629 3" UNFLUTED M-356 COMPACT S/S SHORTY 40 M-60 3"FL ET-COMP. SHORTY 9mm M-356 LIMITED M-40 LIMITED M-686 6" HUNTER (BRAZIL) M-I9 3" K-COMP (BRAZIL) M-52 PERF. CTR. M-356 BRILEY CHASSIS M-845 WISCHO LIMITED M-356 PARKER HALE M-9mm WISCHO LIMITED M-640 2" Carry Comp. M-64O 2" Carry Comp. M-9mm WISCHO LTD. (2TONE) M-629 6" HUNTER (UNFLUTED) M-356 2" Carry Comp. M-629-4 3" Quad Port M-629 5" Carry Comp M-629 6.5" Carry Comp. 356 TSW 4 1/4" Stocking Dealer 9mm 4 1/4" Stocking Dealer 40 S&W 4 1/4" Stocking Dealer M-460 Airweight M-629 Light Hunter: Duplicate PC M-625 V Comp 4" : Duplicate PC M-9mm Horton Limited M-629 3" DBL Magna Ported

S & W PERFOMANCE CENTER PRODUCT CODES cont.

Code

Configuration

170059 170060 170061 170062 170063 170064 170065 170066 170067 170068 170069 170070 170071 170072 170073 170074 170075 170076 170077 170078 170079 170080 170081 170082 170083 170084 170085 170086 170087 170088 170089 170090 170091 170092 170093 170094 170095 170098 170099 170100 170102 170103 170104 170105 170106 170109 170110 170111 170116 170117 170118 170119 170120 170121 170122 170123 170124

M-13 3" FS DBL Port (Eagle) Shorty 40 Mark II Shorty 40 MK III M-657 .41 Mag Light Hunter M-13 3" FS Dbl Port (Uncle Mikes) M-845 HORTON LIMITED M-629 7.5" HUNTER PLUS M-617 WISCHO Target M-9mm Compact M-640-.357 J-COMP not active M-625 5" not active M-625 HUNTER (PORTLESS) M-640-357 2 1/8 FL GB (RSR) M-686 7SH 3" FL CARRY COMP. SHORTY 45 SHORTY 40 MARK III-S M-686 7SH 2.5" FL MAGPORT M-640.357 2 I/8 FL QUAD GB M-686 7SH 6" Hunter M-681 3" Quad Port M-625 45LC Flutted Hunter M-686 6" Supertarget PPC 9mm Limited M-629 7.5" Hunter M-625 6" GB Hunter M-686 7Shot 6" GB Hunter M-629 7.5" Master Hunter/Scope only Shorty 45 MKII M-627 5" 8SH Lew Horton GB M-66 3" Contour Frame/ bbl 40 S&W Tactical-RSR M-627 5" 8 Shot Ported 9mm 4" DA/SA FS M-629 7.5" Master Hunter M-627 6" 8 Shot Hunter 45 RECON 45 A Shorty 4006 RECON 40 S&W M-629 6" Compensated Hunter M-627 6.5" 8 Shot M-686 6" 7 Shot Profile Bbl M-945 5" Stainless CQB Stainless 45 A CQB Alloy 45 A M-610 6 1/2" Not Used M-686 6" 6 Shot Profile Bbl M-627 5" 8 Shot unfluted M-5906 5" 9mm LTD CS Slide (Wischo) M-4563 CQB Two Tone M-5906 5" 9mm/356Mag SuperPC M-629 44 6" 6 shot Competitor M-686 6" 6 shot Fluted Competitor M-617 New Profile Barrel M-627 5" Profile Barrel 6 Shot Fluted M-629 44 6.5" 6 shot flutted full lug comp & cap M-657 41 6.5" 6 shot flutted full lug comp & cap M-629 Compensated Hunter- New Frame/ Hammer .45 4515 RECON -RSR w/Knife M-4587 4.25" M-629 Classic 7 1/2" Barrel w/ Case M-29 Classic 7 1/2" Barrel w/Case M-625 6" 45 Long Colt Light Hunter Fluted GB M-627 2 5/8" 8 shot Defensive Revolver M-657 2 5/8" Defensive Revolver M-629 2 5/8" Defensive Revolver M-625 Light Hunter 6" M-629 V Comp 4" -RSR

170125 170126 170128 170129 170130 170131 170132 170133 170134 170135 170136 170137

SERIALIZATION, cont. S & W PERFOMANCE CENTER PRODUCT CODES cont.

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S & W PERFOMANCE CENTER PRODUCT CODES cont.

Code

Configuration

Code

Configuration

170138 170139 170140 170141 170142 170143 170144 170145 170146 170147 170147 170148 170149 170150 170151 170152 170153 170154 170155 170156 170157 170158 170159 170160 170161 170162 170163 170164 170165 170166 170167 170168 170169 170170 170171 170172 170173 170174 170175 170176 170177 170178 170179 170180 170181

M-629 7 1/2" Light Hunter RSR M-4006 9mm M-6906 RECON 3 1/2" 45 RECON Black M-627-3 V-Comp Jerry Miculek Spcl. 5" M- 9mm Full Lug M-332 Never Made M-632 Never Made Schofield Model of 2000 M-945 5" Blue 1998 M-945 Two Tone 1999 M-629 5" V-Comp RSR Special 6" 629 Hunter Unfluted M-627 5 1/2" UnFluted RD M-27 Classic Series M-945 4" Black M-945 4" Stainless-RSR M-14 4" M-5906 5" 9mm 10 RDv Mag PPC M-945 3-3/4" RSR Special M-629 Extreme Hunter 12" M-629 12" w/sling M-629 8.5" Revolver w/sling M-657 12" Revolver w/sling M-657 12" Revolver w/sling M-657 8.5" Revolver w/sling M-19 K COMP Y2000 M-4006 Shorty Forty -Y2000- Camfour M-646 4" 40 S&W M-27-7 8 Shot 4" M-27-7 8 Shot 6 1/2" M-952 9mm M-945 3 3/4" Black -Camfour M-586 L-Comp 3" M-629 7 1/2" Stealth Hunter M-681 4" Quad Port for Camfour M-945 5" RSR Special M-945 5" Two Tone RSR Special M-629 2 5/8" unfluted cyl M-625 5 1/4" 45 A for Camfour M-945 3 1/4" 45 A for Camfour M-681 3" Quad Port for Camfour M-25-10 6" for Sports South M-945 3 3/4" 40S&W for Sports South M-629 7 1/2" Compensated Hunter for TALO M-627 4" w/ Comp RSR Special M-627 4" w/ Comp RSR Special M-945 3 1/4" 45A for RSR M-24-5 6 1/2" Case Color Frame 44 Spl Heritage FC M-25-11 6 1/2" Case Color Frame 45 Colt Heritage M-25 44-40 6" 6 Sh AS WG Color Case Frame Heritage M-25 38-40 6" 6 Sh AS WG Blue M-24 44 Spl 6.5" AS WG All Blue Finish Heritage M-25 44-40 6" 6Sh AS WG Blue M-25 38-40 6" 6Sh AS WG Blue M-625 FL 5" 45 A 6 Sh AS IFS S M-629 7 1/2" Unfluted Green/ Black M-629 7-1/2" Black Unfluted M- 4006 4" SA/DA FS IDPA M-25 Colt 6" Taper Bbl 6 Sh Fluted Blue M-25-12 5 1/2" Fixed Sight Model of 1917 45A FC KT-22 6" 6 Sh Fluted Adj Blue Model 17-8 Heritage M-15-9 5" Blue M-681 357 3" FS WG 7 Sh Birdsong M-5906 6" Pistol M-952

170203 170204 170205 170206 170207 170208 170209 170210 170211 170212 170213 170214 170215 170216

Mfg Purposes Only Mfg Purposes Only M-627 38 Super 8 shot M-586 357 GB 4-1/8" M-3 5" nickel M-3 5" blue M-3 Nickel Schofield 7" 45 M-627-5 357 w/Internal Lock M-25-12 Case Colored, 45 A M-17-8 6" Heritage Series M-29 Heritage Series Blue M-29 Heritage Series Nickel M-29 Nickel ? M-15-9 Heritage Series 6" Blue (McGivern Model) M-15-9 Heritage Series 6" Nickel (McGivern Model) M-25 45A 5-1/2" 1917 w/Military Finish N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A M-29-5 8 3/8 RB TT TH RR WO B Wood Grips (SCR0002) FC M-10 4 1/4" Case Color Frame Square Butt w/FC N/A M-15-8 4" Nickel M-15-8 4" Heritage Series Adj. 2-Dot Sight Aluminum Alloy Frame Adj. Black Sight Ambidextious Safety Adj. Rear Sight Adj. Target Sight Adj. V-Notch Sight Adj. White Outline Sight Blue Bead Blast Finish Barrel Black/Gray Finish Black Finish

170182 170183 170184 170185 170186 170187 170188 170189 170190 170191 170192 170193 170194 170195 170196 170197 170198 170199 170200 170201 170202

170217 170218 170219 170220 170221 178001 178002 178003 178004 178005 178006 178007 178008 178009 A2D AA AB AMSF AS ATS AV AWO B BB BBL B/G BK

PISTOL/REVOLVER FEATURE CODES cont.

Code

Feature

BK/M BP BPF BULL CB CC CS CWG CWP DA DAO DBP DFS DT ER F2D FN FNS FS FV G GB

Black/Melonite Finish Black Polymer Grip Black Polymer Frame Bull Barrel Curved Backstrap Grip Clear Cote™ Finish Carbon Steel Checkered Wood Grip Checkered Wood Double Action Double Action Only Dovetail Black Post Dovetail Front Sight Drilled & Taped Equipment Rail Fixed 2-Dot Sight Fixed Notch Sight Fixed Tritium Night Sight (Fr. & Rr.) Fixed Sight Fixed V-Notch Sight NATO Green Glass Bead Finish

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PISTOL/REVOLVER FEATURE CODES cont.

Code

Feature

GD GY #SH HB HIVIS® HR HT HV HWA I IB IC IFS IL ISBR LS M MCA MNSF MS NG NLMC OD P PBP PBSR PF PP RB RR S SA SB SC SG SNS SR SS STD STG T T2D TD TDA TR TS UC UMB UMC UMR VR WAS WC WD WG WO WT

Green Dot Grey Finish Magazine Capacity/Rds Heavy Barrel Light Gathering Sight Hogue Rubber Grip Hardwood Target Grip HIVIS® Front Sight Hogue Wrap Around Rubber Grip Integral or Interchangeable Sight Interchangeable Backstraps Integral Compensator Interchangeable Front Sight Internal Lock Interchangeable Serrated Black Ramp Sight LadySmith® Melonite Finish Micrometer Click Adj. Manual Safety (Single Side) Matte Stainless Nato Green Polymer Grips Novak Lo-Mount Carry 2-Dot Sight Orange Dot Partridge Sight Pinned Black Partridge Sight Pinned Black Serrated Ramp Sight Polymer Frame PowerPort™ Ported Barrel Round Butt Red Ramp Sight Stainless Finish Single Action Black Straight Backstrap Grip Scandium Alloy Frame Synthetic Grip Satin Stainless Finish Serrated Ramp Sight Stainless Steel Standard Barrel Soft Touch Grip Tritium Tritium 2-Dot Rear Night Sight Tritium Dot Front Night Sight Traditional Double Action Thumbrest Target Stock Unfluted Cylinder Uncle Mike’s Boot Grip Uncle Mike’s Combat Grip Uncle Mike’s Rubber Grip Vented Rib Wilson Adj. Rear Sight Wood Combat Grip White Dot Sight Dymondwood® Grip White Outline Rear Sight Wooden Target Grip

SPANISH YEAR OF MFG. DATE CODES The following Spanish year of manufacture information appears courtesy of Leonardo M. Antaris, M.D., author of Astra Automatic Pistols, and Star Firearms. For additional information regarding Spanish pistols, particularly Astras and Stars, see www.firac.us.

Code

Year

A B C CH D E F G H I J K L LL M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V X Y Z A1 B1 C1 D1 EI F1 G1 H1 I1 J1 K1 L1 M1 N1 Ñ1 O1 P1 Q1 R1 S1 T1 U1 V1 X1 Y1 Z1 A2 B2

1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

SERIALIZATION, cont. SPANISH DATE CODES cont.

Code

Year

C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 H2 I2 J2 K2 L2 M2 N2

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Beginning in January 1995 the Spanish proof house implemented a new serial number system. Requirements included: 1) all guns, would be numbered in a new sequential series starting with the number 1 at the beginning of the year, 2) the serial number was to be followed by the last two digits of the production year, 3) each manufacturer was assigned a code to be stamped on every gun, and 4) weapons were to be marked as to type. The new system consists of four sets of digits separated by a hyphen. The first set is the manufacturer's code, the second set designates the type of weapon, and the third set is the firearms chronological number irrespective of model, the fourth set shows the year of mfg. The new weapons coding system includes, Carbines 01, Shotguns 03, Pistols 04, Revolvers 05, Rifles 06, Muzzleloaders 13, Short carbines 14, Submachine guns 15; etc.

In the spring of 2005, the Cody Firearms Museum began a research project involving the Winchester Repeating Arms Company production through the comparison of shipping and polishing room records. The little known polishing room records (used in many works of George Madis) are a collection of small notebooks that document Winchester firearms receiver serialization circa 1873 to 1964. These notebooks cover many, but do not cover all models or all eras of production. The data assembled from this research will be published over time to improve available information to collectors.

MODEL 1866

Year 1866 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 1883 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

STURM, RUGER & CO., INC. Additional information regarding Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. firearms (including serialization) can be found in Ruger & His Guns; A History of the Man, the Company and Their Firearms by R.L. Wilson. www.bluebookinc.com to order.

WINCHESTER RIFLES SERIALIZATION The following Winchester serial numbers appear courtesy of U.S. Repeating Arms, New Haven, CT. I would like to thank U.S. Repeating Arms and Mr. Pardee for making these production figures available. Records at the factory indicate the following serial numbers were assigned to guns at the end of the calendar year. For additional information including factory letters the Cody Firearms Museum. Factory letters are $55.

Buffalo Bill Historical Center Attn: Cody Firearms Museum 720 Sheridan Ave. Cody, WY 82414

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Approx. Last No. 12476 to 14813 15578 19768 29516 52527 88184 109784 118401 125038 125965 131907 148207 150493 152201 154379 156107 159513 162376 163649 163664 165071 165912 167155 167401 167702 169003 NONE 169007 169011 NONE NONE 169015 170100 DISCONTINUED

MODEL 1873

Year 1873 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

Approx. Last No. 1 to 126 2726 11325 23151 23628 27501 41525 63537 81620 109507 145503 175126 196221 222937 225922 284529 323220 363220

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MODEL 1873, cont.

Year

MODEL 1885 SINGLE SHOT, cont.

Approx. Last No.

91 405026 92 441625 93 466641 94 481826 95 499308 96 507545 97 513421 98 525922 99 541328 1900 554128 01 557236 02 564557 03 573957 04 588953 05 602557 06 613780 07 NONE 08 NONE 09 630385 10 656101 11 669324 12 678527 13 684419 14 686510 15 688431 16 694020 17 698617 18 700734 19 702042 No last # available 20, 21, 22, 23,720609

MODEL 1876

Year

Approx. Last No.

1876 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 1884 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98

1 to 1429 3579 7967 8971 14700 21759 32407 42410 54666 58714 60397 62420 63539 NONE NONE NONE 63561 63670 63678 NONE 63702 63869 63871

MODEL 1885 SINGLE SHOT

Year 1885 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 -

Approx. last No. 1 to 375 6841 18328 30571 45019 NONE 53700 60371 69534 NONE 73771

Year 96 97 98 99 1900 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 -

Approx. last No. 78253 78815 84700 85086 88501 90424 92031 92359 92785 93611 94208 95743 96819 98097 98506 99012 NONE 100352

No further serial numbers were recorded until the end of 1923. Last No. known was:139700

MODEL 1886

Year 1886 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1900 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 1908 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 3211 14728 28577 38401 49723 63601 73816 83261 94543 103708 109670 113997 119192 120571 122834 125630 128942 132213 135524 138838 142249 145119 147322 148237 150129 151622 152943 152947 153859 154452 154979 155387 156219 156930 158716 159108 159337

No further serial numbers were recorded until the discontinuance of the Model 1886 which was in 1935 - at - 159994.

SERIALIZATION, cont. MODEL 1890

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MODEL 1892 cont.

Year Records on the Model 1890 are somewhat incomplete. Factory records indicate the following serial numbers were assigned to guns at the end of the calendar year beginning with 1908. Actual records on the firearms which were manufactured between 1890 and 1907 will be available from the “Cody Firearms Museum,” located at the “Buffalo Bill Historical Center.”

Year 1908 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -

Approx. Last No. 330000 to 363850 393427 423567 451264 478595 506936 531019 551290 570497 589204 603438 630801 NONE 634783 643304 654837 664613 675774 687049 698987 711354 722125 729015 733178 734454

The Model 1890 was discontinued in 1932, however, a clean up of the production run lasted another 8+ years and included another 14 to 15000 guns. Our figures indicate approximately 849,000 guns were made.

MODEL 1892

Year 1892 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1900 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 -

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 23701 35987 73508 106721 144935 159312 165431 171820 183411 191787 208871 253935 278546 315425 376496 437919 476540 522162 586996 643483 694752 742675 771444 804622 830031 853819

Approx. Last No. 870942 903649 906754 910476 917300 926329 938641 954997 973896 990883 996517 999238 999730 1000727 1001324

MODEL 1894 Records at the factory, and in some years, estimates, indicate the following serial numbers were assigned to guns at the end of the calendar year.

Year 1894 95 96 97 98 99 1900 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 1909 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 14579 44359 76464 111453 147684 183371 204427 233975 273854 291506 311363 337557 378878 430985 474241 505831 553062 599263 646114 703701 756066 784052 807741 821972 838175 870762 880627 908318 919583 938539 953198 978523 997603 1027571 1054465 1077097 1081755 1084156 1087836 1089270 1091190 1099605 1100065 1100679 1100915 1101051

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MODEL 1894, cont.

Year

Approx. Last No.

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 *1964 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 75 76 77 78 1979 80 81 82 838485868788899091-

1142423 1191307 1221289 No Record Available No Record Available No Record Available No Record Available No Record Available 1500000 1626100 1724295 1819800 1910000 2000000 2071100 2145296 2225000 2290296 2365887 2410555 2469821 2500000 2551921 2586000 2700000 - 2797428 2894428 2991927 3088458 3185691 3284570 3381299 3557385 3806499 3929364 4111426 4277926 4463553 4463553 4565925 4662210 4826596 4892951 5024957 5103248 No Record Available 5309432 5362944 5409249 5463790 5517897 5574822 5615397 6008296

Model 1894 facts.

* The post-64 Model 94 began with serial number 2,700,000. *Serial number 1,000,000 was presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927. *Serial number 1,500,000 was presented to President Harry S. Truman in 1948. *Serial number 2,500,000 and 3,000,000 were presented to the Winchester Gun Museum, now located in Cody, Wyoming.

Model 1894 facts cont.

*Serial number 3,500,000 was not constructed until 1979 and was sold at auction in Las Vegas, Nevada. *Serial number 4,000,000 - whereabouts unknown at this time. *Serial number 4,500,000 - shipped to Italy by Olin in 1978. Whereabouts unknown. *Serial number 5,000,000 - in New Haven, not constructed as of March 1983.

MODEL 9422

Year 1972 73 74 1975 76 777879808182838485868788899091929394-

Approx. Last No. F48558 F121182 F169044 F229666 F293472 F323197 F367976 F398044 F431532 F489918 F527632 F531722 F539305 F550843 F557835 F571623 F590039 F605281 F617848 F633224 F646000 F658316 F671391

MODEL 1895

Year 1895 96 97 98 99 1900 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 287 5715 7814 19871 26434 29817 31584 35601 42514 47805 54783 55011 57351 60002 60951 63771 65017 67331 70823 72082 174233 377411 389106 392731 397250 400463 404075 407200 410289 413276

SERIALIZATION, cont. MODEL 1895 cont.

Year

MODEL 1906 cont.

Approx. Last No.

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -

417402 419533 421584 422676 423680 424181 425132 425825

1903 04 05 1906 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -

# Not Available 6944 14865 23097 31852 39105 46496 54298 61679 69586 76732 81776 84563 87148 89501 92617 96565 # Not Available 97650 99011 100452 101688 103075 104230 105537 107157 109414 111276 112533 112992

Year 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1927 28 29 30 31 32 -

MODEL 1903

This model was discontinued in 1932, however, a clean up of parts was used for further production of approximately 2000 guns. Total production was approx. 126000 rifles through 1936.

MODEL 1905

Year 1905 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 5659 15288 19194 20385 21280 22423 23503 24602 25559 26110 26561 26910 27297 27585 28287 29113

MODEL 1906

Year 1906 07 -

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Approx. Last No. 1 to 52278 89147

Approx. Last No. 114138 165068 221189 273355 327955 381922 422734 453880 483805 517743 535540 593917 NONE 598691 608011 622601 636163 649952 665484 679892 695915 711202 720116 725978 727353

A clean up of production took place for the next few years with a record of production reaching approximately 729305.

MODEL 1907

Year 1907 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 8657 14486 19707 23230 25523 27724 29607 30872 32272 36215 38235 39172 40448 No # Available 40784 41289 41658 42029 42360 42688 43226 43685 44046 44357 44572 44683 44806 44990 45203 45482 45920 46419 46758 47296 47957 48275 NONE NONE 48281

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MODEL 1907 cont.

Year 46 47 48 **49 **50 **51 **52 **53 **54 **55 **56 **57 -

MODEL 1911 S.L. cont.

Approx. Last No. 48395 48996 49684 50662 51640 52618 53596 54574 55552 56530 57508 58486

** Actual records on serial numbers stops in 1948. The serial numbers ending each year from 1948 to 1957 were derived at by taking the last serial number recorded (58486) and the last number from 1948, (49684) and dividing the years of production (9), which relates to 978 guns each year for the nine year period.

MODEL 1910 1910 1 to 4766 11 7695 12 9712 13 11487 14 12311 15 13233 16 13788 17 14255 18 14625 19 15665 20 No # Available 21 15845 22 16347 23 16637 24 17030 25 17281 26 17696 27 18182 28 18469 29 18893 30 19065 31 19172 32 19232 33 19281 34 19338 35 19388 36 19445 A cleanup of production continued into 1937 when the total of the guns was completed at approximately 20786

MODEL 1911 S.L.

Year 1911 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 3819 27659 36677 40105 43284 45391 49893 52895 57337 60719 64109 69132 73186 76199 78611

The Model 1911 was discontinued in 1925. However, guns were produced for three years after that date to clean up production and excess parts. When this practice ceased there were approximately 82774 guns produced.

MODEL 52

Year 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1936 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 -

Approx. Last No. None indicated 397 745 1394 2361 3513 6383 9436 12082 14594 17253 21954 24951 26725 29030 32448 36632 40419 43632 45460 47519 50317 52129 52553 52560 52718 56080 60158 64265 68149 70766 73385 76000 79500 80693 81831 96869 97869 98599 98899 102200 106986 108718 113583 118447 120992 123537 123727 123917 E 124107 E 124297 E 124489 E 124574 E 124659 E 124744 E 124828 E 125019 E 125211 E 125315

This Model was discontinued in 1978. A small clean up of production was completed in 1979 with a total of 125419.


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MODEL 61 cont.

The Model 53 was serial numbered in both its own series (1 to slightly over 15,000) as well as within the Model 1892 series. Early guns predominate the Model 53 serial number series with Model 1892 series serial numbers appearing more frequently mid to late production. This Model was discontinued in 1932, however, a clean up of production continued for 9 more years.

Year 1924252627282930313233343536373839194041-

1 to 1488 4350 6882 9180 11139 12873 13794 14416 14623 14727 14817 14976 15047 15078 15092 15099 15109 15118

Records at the factory indicate the following serial numbers were assigned to guns at the end of the calendar year.

MODEL 54 1925 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 -

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 -

Approx. Last No.

Total Production Approximately 24,916.

Year

Year

Approx. Last No. 1 to 3140 8051 14176 19587 29104 32499 36731 38543 40722 43466 47125 50145

1924 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 -

MODEL 62

Year 1932 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 836 2783 4957 8021 10467 12258 17393 18198 19204 Clean up 20580

MODEL 61

Year 1932 33 34 35 36 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 3532 6008 8554 12379 20615

30334 36326 42610 49270 57493 59871 59872 59879 60512 71629 92297 115281 125461 135461 145821 156000 171000 186000 200962 216923 229457 242992 262793 282594 302395 322196 342001

This Model was discontinued in 1963. For some unknown reason there are no actual records available from 1949 through 1963. The serial number figures for these years are arrived at by taking the total production figure of 342001, subtracting the last known # of 115281, and dividing the difference equally by the amount of remaining years available (15).

MODEL 55

Year

Approx. Last No.

Approx. Last No. 1 to 7643 10695 14090 23924 42759 66059 80205 96534 116393 137379 155152 155422 155425 156073 183756 219085 252298 262473 272648 282823 293000 310500 328000 342776 357551 383513 409475

MODEL 63

Year 1933 34 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 2667 5361

2142


MODEL 63, cont.

Year 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 -

MODEL 70 cont.

Approx. Last No. 9830 16781 25435 30934 36055 41456 47708 51258 51631 51656 53853 61607 71714 80519 88889 97259 105629 114000 120500 127000 138000 150000 162345 175223

MODEL 70

Year

Approx. Last No.

1935 1 to 19 36 2238 37 11573 38 17844 39 23991 40 31675 41 41753 42 49206 43 49983 1944 49997 45 50921 46 58382 47 75675 48 101680 49 131580 50 173150 51 206625 52 238820 53 282735 54 323530 55 361025 56 393595 57 425283 58 440792 59 465040 60 504257 61 545446 62 565592 63 581471 All post 64 Model 70s began with the serial number 700,000. 1964 740599 65 809177 66 833795 67 869000 68 925908 69 G941900 70 G957995 71 G1018991 72 G1099257 73 G1128731 74 G1175000 75 G1218700 76 G1266000

Year

Approx. Last No.

77 78 79 80 81 82838485868788899091-

G1350000 G1410000 G1447000 G1490709 G1537134 G1632872 G1656883 G1782457 G1783276 G1808838 G1845122 G1893903 G1950701 G1987984 G2037985

The control round feed Model 70 was reintroduced in 1990 as the Model 70 Classic at serial number G15000.

MODEL 70 CLASSIC

Year 199019911992-

Approx. Last No. G16859 G23072 G26709

MODEL 71

Year 1935 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 4 7821 12988 14690 16155 18267 20810 21959 22048 22051 22224 23534 25728 27900 29675 31450 33225 35000 37500 40770 43306 45843 47254

MODEL 74

Year 1939 40 41 42 1943 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 30890 67085 114355 128293 NONE 128295 128878 145168 173524 223788 249900 276012 302124 328236 354348 380460 406574


2143

Winchester ser. no. prefixes post-1968 cont.

Year 1955 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 18378 36756 55134 73512 91890 110268 128651 139838 148858 160307 162699 192595 212416 230199 H239899 H258229 H266784 H279014 H283718

121-131 & 141 Z Rimfire 150-190-250-255-270 275 & 290 B Rimfire 300-310 & 320 D 370 & 37A C 490 J 1200 L 1300 LX 1400 N 1500 NX 1500 (European) NE 9422 F

WINCHESTER SHOTGUNS Records at the factory indicate the following serial numbers were assigned to guns at the end of the calendar year.

MODEL 100

Year 1961 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 32189 60760 78863 92016 135388 145239 209498 210053 A210999 A229995 A242999 A258001 A262833

WINCHESTER RIFLE AND SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXES POST-1968 The following serial number prefixes are found on Winchester rifles and shotguns as a result of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Model No. (s)

S.N. Prefix

Super X Model 1 M Super X Model 1 (Ducks Unlimited) IDU 12 Y 12 (Ducks Unlimited) DU 21 W 22 WS 23 PWK 52 E 60 (Cooey) C 40-70A-770-670 G 88 H 91 KS or WS 94 No Prefix used 94 Big Bore BB 96 K 100 A 101 K 101 Pigeon Grade PK Bolt Action Rimfires

MODEL 1887

Year 1887 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 7431 22408 25673 29105 38541 49763 54367 56849 58289 60175 63952 64855

According to these records no guns were produced during the last few years of this model and it was therefore discontinued in 1901.

MODEL 1897

Year 1897 98 99 1900 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 1910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 32335 64668 96999 129332 161665 193998 226331 258664 296037 334059 377999 413618 446888 481062 512632 544313 575213 592732 607673 624537 646124 668383 691943 696183 700428 715902 732060

2144


MODEL 1897 cont.

Year

MODEL 1901 cont.

Approx. Last No.

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 -

744942 757629 770527 783574 769806 807321 812729 830721 833926 835637 837364 839728 848684 856729 860725 866938 875945 891190 910072 912265 912327 916472 926409 936682 944085 953042 961999 970956 979913 988860 997827 1006784 1015741 1024700

10 11 12 13 14 15 1916 17 18 19 20 -

Year

Ser. Nos.

Year

Type

Configuration

Mil. Mil. Com. Com. Mil. Mil. Mil. Com. Com. Com. Com.

Long Barrel Trench Gun Trench Gun Trench Gun Trench Gun Trench Gun Trench Gun Trench Gun Trench Gun Riot Gun Riot Gun

MODEL 1901

Year 1904 05 06 07 08 09 -

Approx. Last No.

MODEL 12

This information is provided by Mr. Pat Redmond, after many years of research and collecting. Reference a Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Memorandum dated September 1945. Trench, Riot, and Long Barrel Contract Dates 1/31/42 - 3/23/43, Contract Shipments 24829 shotguns. 902117-903762 911788-911813 914087 924312 920235-956126 930537-956216 956628 965482 966144 967371 993750

70753 71441 72167 72764 73202 73509 73770 74027 74311 74872 77000

1911 1-3819 1912 27659 1913 36677 1914 40105 1915 43284 1916 45391 1917 49843 1918 52895 1919 57337 1920 60719 1921 64109 1922 69132 1923 73186 1924 76199 1925 78611 1926-28 parts clean-up ending at. 82744

MODEL 1897 TRENCH/RIOT SHOTGUN

1937 1939 1940 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1944 1944 1949

Approx. Last No.

MODEL 1911

Records on this Model are incomplete. The above serial numbers are estimated from 1897 thru 1903 and again from 1949 thru 1957. The actual records are in existence from 1904 through 1949

Year

Year

Approx. Last No. 64,856 to 64,860 66453 67486 68424 69197 70009

1912 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 -

Approx. Last No. 5308 32418 79765 109515 136412 159391 183461 219457 247458 267253 304314 346319 385196 423056 464564 510693 557850 600834 626996 651255 660110 664544 673994 686978 720316 754250 779455 814121 856499 907431 958303 975640 975727 990004 1029152 1102371 1176055

SERIALIZATION, cont. MODEL 12, cont.

Year

MODELS 120/1200/1300 cont.

Approx. Last No.

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 -

1214041 1252028 1290015 1328002 1399996 1471990 1541929 1611868 1651435 1690999 1795500 1800000 1930999 1956990 1962001

Year 818283848586878889909192-

Year 1939 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 -

MODEL 12 TRENCH/RIOT SHOTGUN This information is provided by Mr. Pat Redmond after many years of research and collecting. Reference a Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Memorandum dated September 1945. Trench/Riot and long barrel Contract Dates 4/1/42 - 3/21/44, Contract Shipments 61014 shotguns.

Blue Finish Ser. Nos. Type

1941 926558--956504 1942 961934-1001014 1943 996899-1028856

Year 1943 1944 1944 1946 1949

Mil. Mil. Mil.

Configuration Riot & Long Barrel Trench/Riot/Long Trench & Riot

Parkerized Finish Ser. Nos. Type Configuration 1030000-1035214 1035458 1035525 1071586 1740610

Mil. Mil. Mil. Com. Com.

Trench Gun Trench Gun Trench Gun Riot Gun Riot Gun

MODELS 120/1200/1300

Year 1972 7374757677787980-

Approx. Last No. L739617 L828677 L898065 L967242 L1063788 L1163671 L1202123 L1235083 L1269765

1 to 8118 21382 27045 33670 NONE RECORDED 33683 34965 45250 58940 64417

Approximately 20,000 Model 36 single shot 9mm shotguns were manufactured 1920-1927. These shotguns where not serial numbered.

MODEL 37 Approximately 1,000,000 Model 37 single shot shotguns were manufactured 1936-1963. These shotguns where not serial numbered.

MODEL 40 1939 1940 1941 1942

Approx. Last No. Y200 011-Y2006396 Y2015662 Y2022061 Y2024478 Y2025482 Y2025874 Y2026156 Y2026399

Approx. Last No.

MODEL 36

Year 1972 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 -

L1320354 L1434776 L1567997 L1755346 L1894542 L1983657 L2075117 L2178816 L2306558 L2386211 L2498813 L2599825

There were no records kept on this model from 1949 until its discontinuance in 1958. The total production was approximately 116280.

NEW STYLE M/12

Year

Approx. Last No.

MODEL 24

A clean up of production took place from 1964 through 1966 with the ending serial # 1970875.

Year

2145

Approx. Last No. 1 to 2671 10592 13265 18929

MODEL 42

Year 1933 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 9398 13963 17728 24849 30900 34659 38967 43348 48203 50818 50822 50828 51168 54256 64853 75142

2146


MODEL 42, cont.

Year 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 -

Approx. Last No. 81107 87071 93038 99000 108201 117200 121883 126566 131249 135932 140615 145298 149981 154664 159353

MODEL 50

Year 1954 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 -

Approx. Last No. 1 to 24550 49100 73650 98200 122750 147300 171850 196400

WINCHESTER MODEL 101 SERIALIZATION 12 gauge Ser. No. 50,000 50,500 51,000 51,500 52,000 52,500 53,000 53,500 54,000 54,500 55,000 55,500 56,000 56,500 57,000 57,500 58,000 58,500 59,000 59,500 60,000 60,500 61,000 61,500 62,000 62,500 63,000

Mfg.Mo. 10 3 5 6 9 3 4 5 8 9 10 12 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 11 11 11 12

Year 1959 1960 1960 1960 1961 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963

MODEL 101, cont. 12 gauge cont. Ser. No. Mfg.Mo. 63,500 64,000 64,500 65,000 65,500 66,500 67,000 67,500 68,000 68,500 69,000 69,500 70,000 70,500 71,000 71,500 72,000 72,500 73,000 73,500 74,000 74,500 75,000 75,500 76,000 76,500 77,000 77,500 78,000 78,500 79,000 79,500 80,000 80,500 81,000 81,500 82,000 82,500 83,000 83,500 84,000 84,500 85,000 85,500 86,000 86,500 87,000 87,500 88,000 88,500 89,000 90,000 90,500 91,000 91,500 92,000 92,500 93,000 93,500 94,000

1 1 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 1 1 2 2 2 3

Year 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966

SERIALIZATION, cont. MODEL 101, cont. 12 gauge cont. Ser. No. Mfg.Mo. 94,500 95,000 95,500 96,000 96,500 97,000 97,500 98,000 98,500 99,000 99,500 100,000 100,500 101,000 101,500 102,000 102,500 103,000 103,500 104,000 104,500 105,000 105,500 106,000 106,500 107,000 107,500 108,000 108,500 109,000 109,500 110,000 110,500 111,000 111,500 112,000 112,500 113,000 113,500 114,000 114,500 115,000 115,500 116,000 116,500 117,000 117,500 118,000 118,500 119,000 119,500 120,000 120,500 121,000 121,500 122,000 122,500 123,000 123,500 124,000

3 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 10 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7

Year 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969

MODEL 101, cont. 12 gauge cont. Ser. No. Mfg.Mo. 124,500 125,000 125,500 126,000 126,500 127,000 127,500 128,000 128,500 129,000 129,500 130,000 130,500 131,000 131,500 132,000 132,500 133,000 133,500 134,000 134,500 135,000 135,500 136,000 136,500 137,000 137,500 138,000 138,500 139,000 139,500 140,000 140,500 141,000 141,500 142,000 142,500 143,000 143,500 144,000 144,500 145,000 145,500

7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 11 12 12 12 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5

MODEL 101, 20 gauge. Mfg.Mo. Ser. No. 200,000 200,500 201,000 201,500 202,000 202,500 203,000 203,500 204,000 204,500 205,000 205,500 206,000

3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8

2147 Year 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971 1971

Year 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966

2148


MODEL 101, 20 gauge. Ser. No. Mfg.Mo. 206,500 207,000 207,500 208,000 208,500 209,000 209,500 210,000 210,500

8 9 9 9 12 2 7 10 12

MODEL 101, 28 ga. & .410 bore Ser. No. Mfg.Mo. 211,000 211,500 212,000 212,500 213,000 213,500 214,000 214,500 215,000 215,500 216,000 216,500 217,000 217,500 218,000

1 1 10 10 10 11 12 12 1 2 5 6 9 10 11

Year 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1967 1967 1967 1967

Year 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969

MODEL 101, 28 ga. & .410 bore, cont. Ser. No. Mfg.Mo. 218,500 219,000 219,500 220,000 220,500 221,000 221,500 222,000 222,500 223,000 223,500 224,000 224,500 225,000 225,500 226,000 226,500 227,000 227,500 228,000 228,500 229,000 229,500

12 12 12 12 1 1 2 3 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 4 4 4

Year 1969 1969 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971

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