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Originally Posted by a36flyer
You say the following above:
18,868 were made in 7.65mm with a serial number range of 00.1001 to 00.19868, and 39,250 in 9mm Kurz (.380 ACP) with a serial range of 01.1001 to 01.40250
I have a 9mm/.380 ACP serial number 00.10165, but acording to what you posted this should be a 7.65, any thoughts? Could you have the 00. and the 01. backwards, if so I would think this is probably 1968/1969 or so.
This gun is in the original box with factory manual (no target) and the sleeve. This gun has never been fired, I've often wanted to but haven't, my thinking is that it's got to be worth more this way even though it's not that old.
Great artical, glad I ran across this website.
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No - factory records show that the "01" prefix designates the .380 models. You may have a factory mis-stamp or someone switched frames/slides along the way. My .380 (illustrated) has an "01" prefix, which is proper. Incidentally, Dillon's
Blue Press catalog/magazine will feature this article as the centerpiece for the April issue, which will come out in early March.
Hope this helps.
John