Variety of barrel lengths and cylinder styles. 38 rim fire & center fire, serials from 1-19000, and from high serials of the Model 1849 Pocket, and from generally high serials from the (percussion) Model 1862 Police and Pocket Navy. 38 rim fire & center fire, serials from 1-3300, shared with 1851 Navy conversions, and range of percussion arms below number 10356. The first set is the manufacturers code, the second designates the type of firearm, the third set is the firearms chronological number, the fourth set shows the year of mfg. 44 center fire caliber, serials from 5800-7900, overlaps with the Richards conversion. The new system consists of four sets of digits separated by a hyphen. 44 center fire caliber, serials from 1-8700, in percussion series from 67000-200614.
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Model 1862 Police Pocket Pistol of Navy CaliberĬirca 1868-1871. Total production (LDR suffix) about 10450. Total production (DER suffix) about 48201.
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Serial numbers with LDR suffix were shipped in 1970-1972. Serial numbers 49201 DER to 60201 DER were shipped in 1976. America in one line at top blued round 6-shot cylinder is rolled with the naval battle scene, Engaged May 1843 on front edge, and Colts Patent No. 36 cal., 7.5 streamlined round barrel, brass blade front sight marked Address Col. 357 Magnum) were offered in 1976 after the company developed newer equipment and production techniques. Colt 2nd Generation Model 1861 Navy Single Action Percussion Revolver, 43109.
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Yet a Third Generation Single Action Army models (.45 Colt. Serial numbers began at 1001 and have a DER or LDR suffix. Colts made from 1956 until another cease in production in 1974 are called Second Generation (serial numbers in the range from 0001SA to 73319SA). N serial number suffix manufactured 1960-1963.
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D serial number suffix manufactured 1959-1963.