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        [log in to unmask] (kings Landing) wrote:

>We have a colt revolver in our collection and are trying to date it.
>We have serial number, etc.  Any suggestions
>
>Don Lemon
>Collections Curator
>Kings Landing Hisstorical Settlement
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 Sure, write to Colt Firearms directly...
(Sorry, I don't have their address, but any gun dealer should have it)

Not only will they be able to date it from the serial #, they can (in most
cases)
tell you who it was originally sold to or the dealer it was shipped to.

Mark Shanks
"Clio Eternum, Vita Brevis"