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Tom2 · May 17, 2005, 05:21 PM

I would guess it is prewar, but cannot go further than that. As a general idea, I believe they required handguns to be serialised well before long guns. So if you could find the date that it was required to number pistols in general, you could maybe have another date to work from. Good luck.

May 17, 2005, 05:21 PM	#2
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Good guess? I would guess it is prewar, but cannot go further than that. As a general idea, I believe they required handguns to be serialised well before long guns. So if you could find the date that it was required to number pistols in general, you could maybe have another date to work from. Good luck.