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Originally Posted by glowe
I am not sure how one can extrapolate a date from 96xx to 57,000 gap and come up with any information that is a valid observation.
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Sorry Gary, I was citing my 96xx serial numbered 1-3 in reference to the question about a gun with serial number 57xxx being made prior to Jan. 1, 1869.
In guessing that 57,xxx was made sometime in the mid 1870's, I was going on the knowledge that the 1-3 was made between 1868 and 1882 (it may have dragged a bit into 1883, but that's another topic for another day). With approximately 130,000 examples produced, that would put 57xxx near the middle of the production run.
The production run wasn't uniform and consistent, though, which is why I kept my guess vague.
Mike