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Originally Posted by Driftwood Johnson
Howdy
Last weekend I came across this New Model Number Three at a local gun show. The caliber is 44 Russian. The Serial Number is 310XX and Roy said it shipped in October of 1896.
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Scratching my head on that 1896 ship date. Should be more like 1901-02. The single line barrel address also suggests it is the later (same) production era.
My rule of thumb is 29xxx to 30000 are about 1900. I have several with sequentially higher numbers to 348xx which letter, sequentially, from 1900 to 1906.
For example (from Roy): Sal, New Model No. 3 serial 320xx was shipped in December 1902. Hope that this helps the shipping records do not list caliber, but that is not unusual. Roy
and another: Sal, New Model No. 3 serial number 338xx was shipped in November 1904. I hope that this helps. Roy