Colt Commander Serno

Snafusnatcher · March 7, 2013, 11:08 PM

Hey everyone. I'm new here so bear with me. I've been in the military for 31 years and my carry gun is a Colt Commander serial # CLW0458xx... I can't find what year it was made. I am thinking 1977-1980 but not sure. Can anyone help? Thanks

Bob Wright · March 7, 2013, 11:12 PM

You've been in the military 31 years and you say "carry gun?"

What branch of service let's you get away with that?

Bob Wright

Andrewh · March 8, 2013, 09:51 AM

your serial number is off.
http://proofhouse.com/colt/index.html

missing a zero?

anyway if you call colt they will tell you the year for free.

Sodbuster · March 8, 2013, 10:47 AM

http://www.coltsmfg.com/CustomerServ...berLookup.aspx

Go right to the source and enter your serial number.

Bob Wright · March 9, 2013, 02:45 PM

My query is that when I served, anything called a gun had to be crew served!

(The only exception was the M3, a submachine gun.)

Bob Wright

lamarw · March 9, 2013, 02:53 PM

Also, what branch of the U.S. Services carries a Colt Commander vs. a Beretta? Even going back a lot of years? We normally called them an M1911A1.

saltydog452 · March 10, 2013, 11:22 AM

Just guessing, but the key word here is 'is'. Current tense, not past tense. I think that notion could be because I had to take 6th grade English..twice. We had to conjugate 'to be' lots of times. Conjugating wasn't as much fun as it sounds.

Not so much as his issue sidearm years ago, but his current (civilian) carry.

salty

March 7, 2013, 11:08 PM	#1
Snafusnatcher Junior Member Join Date: December 16, 2012 Posts: 2	Colt Commander Serno Hey everyone. I'm new here so bear with me. I've been in the military for 31 years and my carry gun is a Colt Commander serial # CLW0458xx... I can't find what year it was made. I am thinking 1977-1980 but not sure. Can anyone help? Thanks

March 8, 2013, 10:47 AM	#4
Sodbuster Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 1999 Location: Gallatin Co MT Posts: 1,248	http://www.coltsmfg.com/CustomerServ...berLookup.aspx Go right to the source and enter your serial number. __________________ "...politicians appreciate a phraseology that flatters the masses and offers an excellent opportunity not only for evading responsibility but also for crushing opponents in the name of the people." --- Joseph A. Schumpeter

March 10, 2013, 11:22 AM	#7
saltydog452 Senior Member Join Date: August 16, 2004 Posts: 436	Just guessing, but the key word here is 'is'. Current tense, not past tense. I think that notion could be because I had to take 6th grade English..twice. We had to conjugate 'to be' lots of times. Conjugating wasn't as much fun as it sounds. Not so much as his issue sidearm years ago, but his current (civilian) carry. salty __________________ Bread and Circuses don't pay the Bills. Last edited by saltydog452; March 10, 2013 at 11:42 AM.

March 7, 2013, 11:12 PM	#2
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 1,250	You've been in the military 31 years and you say "carry gun?" What branch of service let's you get away with that? Bob Wright

March 8, 2013, 09:51 AM	#3
Andrewh Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 1999 Posts: 896	your serial number is off. http://proofhouse.com/colt/index.html missing a zero? anyway if you call colt they will tell you the year for free.

March 9, 2013, 02:45 PM	#5
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 1,250	My query is that when I served, anything called a gun had to be crew served! (The only exception was the M3, a submachine gun.) Bob Wright

March 9, 2013, 02:53 PM	#6
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 1,234	Also, what branch of the U.S. Services carries a Colt Commander vs. a Beretta? Even going back a lot of years? We normally called them an M1911A1.