Colt Serial Number Date Of Manufacture
| 02-04-2006, 07:03 AM | #1 |
Senior Member Posts: 1,559 | Here is a list of Python production years and either the first serial number for that year or the range of serial numbers for that year. For example, serial # 1649 was produced in 1956. Other Colt firearms up to 1978 can be found here: http://proofhouse.com/index.htm YearSerial Number 1955 1 1956 300 1957 1650 1958 5550 1959 7050 1960 9100 1961 13100 1962 18800 1963 24800 1964 30800 1965 41400 1966 50500 1967 61000 1968 73800 1969 90000-99999 90000, Start 'E' series-- E1001 1970 E6301 1971 E21201 1972 E38001 1973 E53501 1974 E61001 1975 E83701-E99999, 01001E to 15000E 1976 15001E-48300E 1977 48301E-86200E 1978 86201E-99999E, 01001N to ????, V01001 1979 V36737 1980 V88374 to V99999, AL0101 to AL9999, LA0101 to LA9999, VA1001 to VA9256. K01000 to ???? 1981 K16266 1982 K75748 1983 K99999. T01001 to ???? 1984 T27541 1985 T34453 For anything after 1985 you need to call Colt. They will only tell you the year of production over the phone. For any other information you need to write to the Colt historian. Other Colt firearms up to 1978 can be found here: http://proofhouse.com/index.htm Many thanks to dfariswheel for providing this information! |