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Originally Posted by mrcvs
How large were production lots? I own No 34641, a DA First Model in .44 Russian, although not a Target Model. Mine shipped in May of 1900 and perhaps it is from the same lot produced 26 Jan 1897?
Pictured below--with silver coin folk art front sight.
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Thank you opoefc for confirming that mine was not out of the same production lot, but rather from the lot produced 03 Feb 1897.
Any ideas as to the size of a production lot? Edit: My understanding is that, in this serialization range, the order was for 300 blued guns, but batch size tended to be a few guns every few days.
Also, when a revolver is said to have been made on 03 February 1897, for example, I assume that means that was the day the frame was forged and the revolver was not assembled until later, on an unknown date prior to shipment?