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Originally Posted by lamarw
Mr. Jinks informed me yesterday it was February 1930.
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The Serial Numbers for 1917's must be all over the place as far as sequence of manufacture/shipped. I have # 184505 (all 5 numbers match) that I bought in 2016. It has been refinished. Of course a letter is the best way to get an exact date. I have been trying to date mine w/o getting a letter. Page 193 of SCSW 4th in discussing Brazilians would indicate mine would likely would have been in the Serial Number range of the Brazilian shipment of 1938 BUT the side plate does not have the crest. On page 493 SCSW 4th under Appendix C: Change Dates and Markings. "1933: Hammer block safety mounted in the sideplate was added to the 1917 Army at about #185,000. I pulled the sideplate on mine yesterday but don't have any idea what the hammer block looks like.
All the recent 1917 posts have me researching past threads and posts. Is there a definitive listing of 1917 dates / serial numbers anywhere?