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There isn’t a problem with your serial number as such, but finding where it fits in to a very confusing situation. In fact a leading Colt researcher had this to say;
“No species of Colt double-actions can touch the Officers Model in intricacy of serial numbers, and variations in configuration, sights and nomenclature. Members of the O.M. classification are the Officers Model, Officers Model Target, Officers Model Special, Officers Model Match and finely the MK III Officers Model Match. The group covered a span of sixty-five years, but due to serial-number practices hundreds of research hours would be required to tabulate accurately just how many revolvers were made.”
The first and most important step is to determine exactly which of the various versions your revolver is. Then one can start tracking which particular series of serial numbers fits.
I am working on it, and success will be forthcoming. But so far today a number of things have come up that demanded my immediate attention. When time permits I will date your serial number.
There isn’t a problem with your serial number as such, but finding where it fits in to a very confusing situation. In fact a leading Colt researcher had this to say;
“No species of Colt double-actions can touch the Officers Model in intricacy of serial numbers, and variations in configuration, sights and nomenclature. Members of the O.M. classification are the Officers Model, Officers Model Target, Officers Model Special, Officers Model Match and finely the MK III Officers Model Match. The group covered a span of sixty-five years, but due to serial-number practices hundreds of research hours would be required to tabulate accurately just how many revolvers were made.”
The first and most important step is to determine exactly which of the various versions your revolver is. Then one can start tracking which particular series of serial numbers fits.
I am working on it, and success will be forthcoming. But so far today a number of things have come up that demanded my immediate attention. When time permits I will date your serial number.