Could I get a date for these two. Pre 35 number 244xx and pre 34 number126xx

A serial # very close to your Pre 35 shipped in Oct. 1956. Does yours have 3 or four side plate screws including the screw hidden by the right side grip?

A serial # close to your Pre 34 shipped in May 1955. It should have a 4 screw side plate.

Hope that helps,

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Jim
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Thank you Jim. I'll check the side plate and let you know. Was hoping to be lucky with a birth year gun. 51, but I love these little guns. I've had the pre 34 over 45 years

The pre 35 is 3 screw and the pre 34 is a 4 screw

I guess it would be hard to find a gun made in 51 they didn't start making until 53. Don't know what I was thinking. L O L

The first Kit Guns and Targets after the war until 1953 were Post War Transitional Models. Basically a pre war .22 with the addition of the post war sliding bar hammer block safety and no other changes. You could find one of those from 1951.


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Jim
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Those are really nice. Is the one in the middle 22? I've tried to find a 32 HE target. Seems most of what I look for is scarce. But really fun when you find one. I got a pretty nice 1903 HE 5th change awhile back. Love shooting it.