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Old Colt

Gundude

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My wife has a Colt Army Special .38 double action with a 4 in or a 4.5 in barrel. It was made in Hartford Ct. It has patent numbers Aug 5, 1884, xxx,1900 and July 4, 1905. The only serial number? I can see is on the cylinder release, it says 713. No serial number on the barrel. There must be one of you out there who knows everything about every gun ever made. I'm just curious about the age and value,etc. of it. IT'S NOT FOR SALE.
 
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Serial number is probably located on the frame underneath the grips. Take them off and have a look.
 
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It's not under the grips and not on the frame under the cylinder. I am beginning to suspect it doesn't have one. Would that be possible for a military issue weapon. Btw, my wife bought it 45 yrs ago for $65.
 
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According to WikiAnswers, itwas made during the middle 1920s. last serial # were around 540,000.
The serial # has to be someplace. I just took the grips off of a pistol my ex-wife's grandfather gave me 40 years ago and found the 2 digit serial number stamped on the handle.

Maybe the serial # was removed after being used in a crime. You should probably send it to me...so I can hide it for you.:lol:


I got some info from a 2 year old thread on thehighroad.org: Depending on the condition, it could be worth $175 to $500.
 
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yelohamr wrote:
According to WikiAnswers, itwas made during the middle 1920s. last serial # were around 540,000.
The serial # has to be someplace. I just took the grips off of a pistol my ex-wife's grandfather gave me 40 years ago and found the 2 digit serial number stamped on the handle.

Maybe the serial # was removed after being used in a crime. You should probably send it to me...so I can hide it for you.:lol:


I got some info from a 2 year old thread on thehighroad.org: Depending on the condition, it could be worth $175 to $500.
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woooot woooot, I found it.:celebrate It's on the bottom of the grip#540,000 :cuss:(actually, my wife found it)

It has a patina, but it's not pitted at all. I saw some similar that went for $350 and $375.

I suppose the #713 on the cylinder release a part number?
 
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So I guess you don't want me to hide it for you.:D You might want to edit out the serial # in your post. For security reasons, so someone else wont report it stolen.
 
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Code: 
Year     Serial Number
1908     291000
1909     305500
1910     316000
1911     326000
1912     337500
1913     350000
1914     360500
1915     379000
1916     407000
1917     423000
1918     429000
1919     432000
1920     445000
1921     464000
1922     466000
1923     486000
1924     502000
1925     514000
1926     521000
1927     540000

Serial number table for the Colt Double Action Army/Police models.
 
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wewd wrote:
Code: 
Year     Serial Number
1908     291000
1909     305500
1910     316000
1911     326000
1912     337500
1913     350000
1914     360500
1915     379000
1916     407000
1917     423000
1918     429000
1919     432000
1920     445000
1921     464000
1922     466000
1923     486000
1924     502000
1925     514000
1926     521000
1927     540000

Serial number table for the Colt Double Action Army/Police models.
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So this is the last one produced?
 
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SteveO wrote:
wewd wrote:
Code: 
Year Serial Number
1908 291000
1909 305500
1910 316000
1911 326000
1912 337500
1913 350000
1914 360500
1915 379000
1916 407000
1917 423000
1918 429000
1919 432000
1920 445000
1921 464000
1922 466000
1923 486000
1924 502000
1925 514000
1926 521000
1927 540000

Serial number table for the Colt Double Action Army/Police models.
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So this is the last one produced?
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I edited the serial number re Yelo's post. It was a 1908 number.
 
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