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Old 09-26-2012, 12:44 AM
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I have been wanting to tap into some of the great knowledge here, and am finally getting around to it. I have a variant of a PC 945-1 that I have never seen another example of and haven't had any luck finding any information on. It is a 4", with factory bead blasted SS finish(no polished flats), and straight (standard) slide serrations. The finish and serrations seem uncommon amongst other 945's I have seen and/or read up on during some online research. What gives? Anybody have one, or know the origins etc, etc? I have attached some pictures (sorry for low quality) Thanks in advance for any insight on my pistol.

BTW Mine has been an amazing pistol!! Super reliable and accurate!
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what is the serial number prefix? just the first three
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The Serial # PCZxxxx.
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Sort of like this one?

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It comes in a (no dash) version with the "fish scale" slide serrations also...

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I was sure somebody had one. That no dash is a BEAUTY! Thanks for sharing.

Do you know any other details about it? Was it a limited distributor only offering? What year range(s) was this configuration offered? Etc?

I know I know.....a lot of questions! This is the only weapon I have ever owned that has been this challenging to nail down all the details and origins.
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No problem on the questions, that's mostly what this forum is about. Both of the dash-1 models above (with the straight serrations) have PCZ serial number prefixes, and the no-dash with the fish scale treatment has an RSA serial prefix, both of which I believe indicate a special run produced for one of the custom distributors. I'm not certain about all this, because my ability to locate and acquire these guns has developed faster than my research.
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