September 17, 2019, 02:51 PM | #1 |
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Colt serial numbers
Is there a site that can give date of mfg for a Colt Detective Spl?
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September 17, 2019, 04:27 PM | #2 |
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September 17, 2019, 07:16 PM | #3 |
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Thank uou, but that only shows S/Ns up to 59999; not close to 95XXX
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September 17, 2019, 09:18 PM | #4 |
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Take a look at this site: http://proofhouse.com/colt/index.html
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September 17, 2019, 09:34 PM | #5 |
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If it doesn't show at
https://www.colt.com/serial-lookup call and ask. They have guns on file but no online. Of course you will have to reveal the actual serial number, Internet Xs don't count. |
September 18, 2019, 10:16 AM | #6 |
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Thank you Jim; it appears the revolver began as a Colt Cobra Agent. Maybe it was returned for barrel work and they replaced it with a Det. Spl. Barrel.
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September 18, 2019, 01:26 PM | #7 |
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Is the frame aluminum? Cobra and Agent were lightweight models.
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September 18, 2019, 10:30 PM | #8 |
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That's the stumper, I believe it's steel.
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September 18, 2019, 11:33 PM | #9 |
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A magnet will tell you quick enough.
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September 19, 2019, 11:36 AM | #10 |
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Jim - Well, duh...boy do I feel dumb; yes it is steel.
I wonder if Colt just built a lot of D frames and threw them in a box, and 2", 3" and 4" barrels, and then just built a "kit gun" from all the parts? Why would a steel D frame get marked with a SN meant for an alum. D frame? Maybe it was built on a Monday.... |
September 19, 2019, 12:31 PM | #11 |
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Colt is not real careful about such stuff. My ACE .22 is numbered like a .45. They sent out a lot of early Combat Commanders with Commander Model marked slides. Etc.
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September 19, 2019, 12:36 PM | #12 |
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Mystery solved! Operator error, I feel even dumber... The SN on the frame inside the crane is:
B0XXXX 4 I assumed the 4 was part of the SN. Rechecking proof house and Colt look up, the revolver is indeed a Police Positive / Detective Special made in 1970 The 4 must be a model or series number. I want to thank all of you who tried to help lead me. I got my tongue over my eye tooth and couldn't see what I was saying. |
September 19, 2019, 05:11 PM | #13 |
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The "4" under the serial number is a Colt inspectors stamp.
It's the final inspectors mark. There will also be the assemblers stamp on the left-rear of the trigger guard web, and the Colt Verified Proof stamp of a tiny "VP" in a triangle on the left-front of the trigger guard web. |
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