Beretta Serial Number Date Manufacture
Shotgunworld. com Win 1. Date of Manufacture. Gday All,Been following this thread as Ive just acquired a Winchester 1. XTR Trap in Sydney, Australia which had ALL the original documents in the case. Its in 1. 2 gauge, 3. This is is a little unique as the timber work is French polished from the factory not oiled or lacquered. The other thing that is a little different, is that all the engraved scroll work on the blued surfaces are gold inlayed, however all the engraved scroll work on the silver surfaces are not infilled. The case is actually leather exterior and felt lined interior, with gold fittings and hardware. NEW Colt Woodsman 1st Series Target model, 6 58 barrel manufactured in 1940. A beautiful pistol with almost all of its original deep blue finish. 4856V OG, dated 1944, the date 44 HARIAN maker are marked with an ink pen, never seen one marked this way, the US may also be marked with a. There is a certificate that would seem to indicate it was a limited edition factory custom of some sort number 8. Anyway for 1,1. 00 Australian it seemed like an absolute bargain, plus I just loved the look of the gun. It has the Serial number K4. Unfortunately the registration certificate had not been filled in, but that aside on the back of 2 of the Winchester documents they are date stamped for issue 67. The Beretta Pico is the skinniest. 380 on the market. Creating such a lilliputian pistol requires some compromises, and my Pico had a few growing pains. For any of you Sako experts out there, does anyone know the year of manufacture of a Sako Forester L579 Mannlicher with a serial number of 31,XXXJune 1. 97. 6. Now, while that does not automatically identify the gun was produced in 1. June 1. 97. 6 and May 1. Apparently Winchester Australia has accurate importation records dating back decades, so Ive sent off an email to see what light they can shed on 1. Hope this information helps with narrowing down the age of 1.