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Postby Hammered Squirrel on Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:12 pm

So my dad got a Colt .32 NP from his uncle that belonged to his Grandpa... The question that I have is can anybody point me in the direction of a website that can tell me when is was made?

Serial # is 46XXX

Thanks in advance
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby operator4 on Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:17 pm

I thought with the title it was gonna be something else!
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Pezhead on Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:21 pm

Me too.
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Hammered Squirrel on Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:22 pm

Yea... Didn't think that one through. I'm sitting in one of my classes right now and half asleep. haha :sleepin:
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Squib Joe on Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:27 pm

1907
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Hammer99... on Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:33 pm

:picsneeded:
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby LarryFlew on Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:16 pm

Yeh, wanted to see what SHE looked like.
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby DanM on Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:04 pm

LarryFlew wrote:Yeh, wanted to see what SHE looked like.



Anything like this?

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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Hammered Squirrel on Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:17 pm

Yes, sir thats what she looks like. I dont have any pics yet, Im down in Mankato at college and that little girl is back home with dad.

1907? We werent sure that it was that old. How did you find that out if you dont mind me asking?

Thanks guys
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby LarryFlew on Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:48 pm

DanM wrote:
LarryFlew wrote:Yeh, wanted to see what SHE looked like.



Anything like this?

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She is beautiful
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby rukwikenuf on Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:16 pm

Hammered Squirrel wrote:Yes, sir thats what she looks like. I dont have any pics yet, Im down in Mankato at college and that little girl is back home with dad.

1907? We werent sure that it was that old. How did you find that out if you dont mind me asking?

Thanks guys


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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby DanM on Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:33 pm

Hammered Squirrel wrote:Yes, sir thats what she looks like. I dont have any pics yet, Im down in Mankato at college and that little girl is back home with dad.

1907? We werent sure that it was that old. How did you find that out if you dont mind me asking?

Thanks guys


I'm not an expert but the serial number, markings/stampings, patent dates, configuration, name are all part of narrowing down the overall date range of a model. Then the individual parts can play a role dividing early/late production if there were differences during a model's production. There are books with this sort of information, like the Blue Book of Gun Values. Sorry, I don't own a copy or I'd look up the valuations for you. :geek:
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Hammered Squirrel on Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:45 pm

Thanks guys!

We were racking our brains to try and figure out when it was manufactured.

I'm assuming by valuations you mean what she's worth?

Its ok not to know for me on this, family rule is that once the gun is in the family it doesn't leave... unless its an absolute piece of $h!#.
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Fshirley on Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:22 pm

DanM wrote:
LarryFlew wrote:Yeh, wanted to see what SHE looked like.



Anything like this?

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I have that exact same pistol! My grandpa left it to me...really peeved my uncles...here is the info on it Colt pistol 32  #11XXX (not sure if I should put the whole number in there) so how old is this little lady?
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Re: Dating a Handgun

Postby Squib Joe on Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:40 pm

Fshirley wrote:I have that exact same pistol! My grandpa left it to me...really peeved my uncles...here is the info on it Colt pistol 32  #11XXX (not sure if I should put the whole number in there) so how old is this little lady?


That would be 1901

Dates are coming from John D. Breslin's Variations Of Colt's and Rick Sapp's Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms

You might also consider paying for a factory letter which would give date and possibly shipping info and more for your gun. Runs about 100 bucks

http://www.coltsmfg.com/Portals/0/misc/ ... 20List.pdf
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