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Originally Posted by mikepriwer
JIm
This is worse than some of the Colt serial numbering !
I was just using Lee's numbers, and I don't really worry about whether they are disputed.
I'm really wondering if he agrees that there ought to be a 2nd model 455 with the
same serial number as his gun. That would be a rare pair !
Regards, Mike
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Ok, I understand your question better now.
If I understand Lee's explanation there were (812 + 691) a total of 1503 .455 Triple locks built in the .44 1st Model serial number series and I have to amend my facts above in my post #28. Lee has always learned more since the books were printed.
His is # 12609. The 1st 812 only went up to #10417. So AS YOU SAID his is obviously one of the 691.
As he said, the .455 2nd Models began somewhere between #5000 and # 6000 in the .455 serial number series (actually 5461 from the book). Therefore, assuming all serial #s in the .455 serial # series were used, there could be up to exactly 691 duplicate numbered and chances of owning .44 1st Model .455 TLs and .455 2nd Models (non-TLs).
We do know there are 5461 .455 1st Model TLs and we know the #s of the 666 .44 1st Model TLs in 455, there 63 duplicated numbers.
PS Yes much worse than Colt's serial numbers!! My head hurts...