At 06:59 PM 9/19/96 GMT, you 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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If you want to invest the funds, Colt will check their records and issue you
a factory letter detailing what they have been able to find. It isn't cheap,
but it does provide the final word. As Hank Burchard suggested, call the
factory in Hartford and request the appropriate request forms. They can also
tell you where it was shipped to and, if it was a special order, additional
details.

We'd be glad to chek our records if you would send a Polaroid and as much
ino as you have.

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Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
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