M317 seriel number markings...

[Shorty45er]

Hello all. I bought a M317 with 2" barrel with the markings starting with CCV or CCU. I have not seen much about these markings for the M317 only ULT (first production runs) or LGT (next production runs). I take it that CCV or CCU is the third production run. Also my 317 is a No Lock. Please share any info when you can. Thank you all in advance!

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

The s/n indicates a June - August 1998 ship date. (The s/n on the bottom of the grip frame might be easier to read). Product code for the 2-inch was 100222. By this time the M317 was a standard catalog item, so I don't think there were individual "runs". They just scheduled them for production like any other standard production revolver.