Bob,
I'm very sorry to hear about your dads passing. That is a difficult thing, it leaves a big hole in ones life that never gets quite filled in. I'm sure that where ever he is he is proud as can be that his son's are carrying on his passion.
It woulld be really interesting if they numbered close together. The number on mine is 1822XX. Mine shipped to an individual instead of a big distributer so it probably isn't likely. It's interesting and logical how many of the special order guns shipped to individuals, and how few of the cataloged guns did.
It's really good to hear from you again and I will be watching for your posts.
Mark

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Mark Connot