Colt Model 1900 .38 ACP Production Dates
Year Serial Number Total
1900
1 - 1449
1450
1901
1450 - 3499
1700
1902
3500 - 4274
1124

 
 
Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model .38 ACP Production Dates
Year Serial Number Total
1902
4275 - 4900 
625 
1903 
4901 - 6400 
1500 
1904 
6401 - 7700 
1300 
1905 
7701 - 8800 
1100 
1906 
8801 - 10100 
1300 
1907 
10101 - 10999 30000 - 30190 
1090 

 
 
Colt Model 1902 Military .38 ACP Production Dates
Year Serial Number Total
1902
15001 - 15200 15000 - 14900
300
1903
14899 - 13700
1200
1904
13699 - 12900
800
1905
12899 - 12300
600
1906
12299 - 11100
1200
1907
11099 - 11000 15201 - 1599930200 - 30800
1400
1908
30801 - 31900
1100
1909
31901 - 32700
1124
1910
32701 - 33300
600
1911
33301 - 34100
800
1912
34101 - 35000
900
1913
35001 - 36200
1200
1914
36201 - 37300
1100
1915
37301 - 38500
1200
1916
38501 - 39300
800
1917
39301 - 40000
700
1918
40001 - 40300
300
1919
40301 - 40700
300
1920
40701 - 41100
400
1921
41101 - 41400
300
1922
41401 - 41800
400
1923
41801 - 42000
200
1924
42001 - 42200
200
1925
42201 - 42600
400
1926
42601 - 43000
400
1927
43001 - 43200
200
1928
43201 - 43266
66

 
 
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP Production Dates
Year Serial Number Total
1903
19999 - 19900
100
1904
19899 - 18700
1200
1905
18699 - 17400
1300
1906
17399 - 16000 20000 - 20800
2200
1907
20801 - 23100
2300
1908
23101 - 24900
1800
1909
24901 - 26400
1500
1910
26401 - 28500
2100
1911
28501 - 30700
2200
1912
30701 - 32000
1300
1913
32001 - 34200
2200
1914
34201 - 35700
1500
1915
35701 - 37000
1100
1916
37001 - 38200
1200
1917
38201 - 39000
800
1918
39001 - 39900
900
1919
39901 - 40700
800
1920
40701 - 43900
3200
1921
43901 - 44100
200
1922
44101 - 45100
1000
1923
45101 - 45400
300
1924
45401 - 45900
500
1925
45901 - 46300
400
1926
46301 - 46800
500
1927
46801 - 47226
426

Colt Model M Production Dates

Year
Serial Number(1903 .32ACP) 
Serial Number(1908 .380 ACP)
Year
Serial Number(1903 .32 ACP)
Serial Number (1908 .380 ACP)
1903
1
  
1926
466000
92000
1904
4100
  
1927
470000
94000
1905
16500
  
1928
481000
100000
1906
34000
  
1929
489000
103000
1907
51000
  
1930
502000
107000
1908
67400
1
1931
506000
110000
1909
80500
2300
1932
511000
113000
1910
94425
4350
1933
513000
115000
1911
107750
6900
1934
516000
117000
1912
125000
9500
1935
517000
120000
1913
141000
12700
1936
519000
123000
1914
159000
16500
1937
521000
125000
1915
172500
21000
1938
530000
128000
1916
193000
26000
1939
538000
132750
1917
235000
30900
1940
543000
133000
1918
264200
34500
1941
545250
134000
1919
292000
35500
1942
555000
135000
1920
328000
36500
1943
none produced
none produced
1921
377000
53000
1944
559000
136000
1922
404000
56000
1945
570000
137000
1923
420000
68000
      
1924
450000
78000
      
1925
460000
82000
      

 
Colt Model 1905 Military .45 ACP Shipping Dates
(approximate serial number ranges)
Year Serial Number
1905
1 - 8
1906
9 - 1574
1907
1575 - 2599
1908
2600 - 3500
1909
3501 - 4400
1910
4401 - 5200
1911 5201 - 6100
1912 6101 - 6200
1913 6201 - 6210 (last)
1917
5979, 6035, 6209

 
 
 
Colt Model 1907 .45 ACP Shipping Dates
Date Serial Number
March 17, 1908
1 - 200 (inclusive)
April 2, 1908
201 - 205 (inscribed)
September 21, 1908
206
September 16, 1908
207

 
Colt Model N Production Dates
Year Serial Number Total Year Serial Number Total
1908
1
850
1929
375350
6900
1909
850
22250
1930
382250
5350
1910
23100
19100
1931
387600
5200
1911
42200
19300
1932
392800
2300
1912
61500
20400
1933
395100
1900
1913
81900
21000
1934
397000
1750
1914
102900
20550
1935
398750
850
1915
123450
10400
1936
399600
2035
1916
133850
21825
1937
401635
3865
1917
155675
19375
1938
405500
500
1918
175050
19750
1939
406001
1800
1919
194800
43000
1940
407800
1000
1920
237800
43000
1941
4 made
4
1921
280800
34400
1942
409061
1
1922
315200
12825
1943
none
0
1923
328025
11725
1944
none
0
1924
339750
13250
1945
none
0
1925
353000
4000
1946
408600
1000
1926
357000
6950
1947
420500
200
1927
363950
8050
1948
1 made
1
1928
372000
3350
LAST
420705
  

 
 
Colt Model 1910 .45 ACP Shipping Dates
Date Serial Number
July 12, 1910
6
July 28, 1910
2
September 29, 1910
6
June 10, 1911 3, 12
June 16, 1911 7
July 10, 1911 8
July 13, 1911 8
August 17, 1911 2
September 6, 1911 6
no date 1

 
Year
SN Range
Mfg
Quantity
1912 1-500 Colt 500
  501-1000 Colt USN 500
  1001-1500 Colt 500
  1501-2000 Colt USN 500
  2001-2500 Colt 500
  2501-3500 Colt USN 1000
  3501-3800 Colt USMC 300
  4501-5500 Colt USN 1000
  5501-6500 Colt 1000
  6501-7500 Colt USN 1000
  7501-8500 Colt 1000
  8501-9500 Colt USN 1000
  9501-10500 Colt 1000
  10501-11500 Colt USN 1000
  11501-12500 Colt 1000
  12501-13500 Colt USN 1000
  13501-17250 Colt 3750
1913 17251-36400 Colt 19150
  36401-37650 Colt USMC 1250
  37651-38000 Colt 350
  38001-43800 Colt USN 5800
  43801-43900 Colt USN 100
  43901-44000 Colt USN 100
  44001-60400 Colt 16400
1914 60401-72570 Colt 12170
  72571-83855 Springfield Armory 11285
  83856-83900 Colt 45
  83901-84400 Colt USMC 500
  84401-96000 Colt 11600
  96001-97537 Colt USN 1537
  97538-102596 Colt 5059
  102597-107596 Springfield Armory 5000
1915 107597-109500 Colt 1904
  109501-110000 Colt USN 500
  110001-113496 Colt 3496
  113497-120566 Springfield Armory 7070
  120567-125566 Colt 5000
  125567-133186 Springfield Armory 7620
1916 133187-137400 Colt 4214
1917 137401-151186 Colt 13786
1916 151187-151986 Colt USMC 800
1917 151987-185800 Colt 33814
  185801-186200 Colt USMC 400
  186201-209586 Colt 23386
  209587-210386 Colt USMC 800
  210387-215386 Colt 5000
  215387-216186 Colt USMC 800
  216187-216586 Colt 400
  216587-216986 Colt USMC 400
1918 216987-217386 Colt USMC 400
  217387-223952 Colt 6566
  223953-223990 Colt USN 38
  223991-232000 Colt 8010
  232001-233600 Colt USN 1600
  233601-580600 Colt 347000
  1-13381 Remington UMC 13381
1919 13382-21676 Remington UMC 8295
  580601-629500 Colt 48900
  629501-717386 Colt Suspended

Government Model .45 ACP


 
Year
SN Range
Quantity
1912 C1-C1900 1900
1913 C1900-C5400 3500
1914 C5400-C16600 11200
1915 C16600-C27600 11000
1916 C27600-C75000 47400
1917 C75000-C99000 24000
1918 C99000-C106000 7000
1919 C106000-C121000 15000
1920 C121000-C127000 6000
1921 C127000-C129000 2000
1922 C129000-C134000 5000
1923 C134000-C135000 1000
1924 C135000-C140000 5000
1925 C140000-C145000 5000
1926 C145000-C151000 6000
1927 C151000-C152000 1000
1928 C152000-C155000 3000
1929 C155000-C156000 1000
1930 C156000-C159000 3000
1931 C159000-C161000 2000
1932 C161000-C164800 3800
1933 C164800-C174600 9800
1934 C174600-C178000 3400
1935 C178000-C179800 1800
1936 C179800-C183200 3400
1937 C183200-C188700 5500
1938 C188700-C189600 900
1939 C189600-C198900 9300
1940 C198900-C199300 400
1941 C199300-C208800 9500
1942 C208800-C215018 6218
1946 C220001-C222001 2000
1947 C222001-C232000 10000
1948 C232000-C238501 6500
1949 C238501-C240001 1500
1950 C240001-[240228C]-247701C 7700

M1911A1 US
 
Year
SN Range
Mfg
Quantity
1924 700001-710000 Colt 10000
1937 710001-711605 Colt USN, USA 1605
  711606-712349 Colt USN 744
1938 712350-713645 Colt 1296
1939 713646-717281 Colt USN 3636
1940 717282-721977 Colt 4696
1941 721978-756733 Colt 34756
1942 756734-793657 Colt 36924
  793658-797639 Colt USN 3982
  797640-800000 Colt 2361
1941 S800001-S800500 Singer 500
1942 H800501-H800100 Assigned to H&R 0
  801001-856100 Colt 55100
1943 856101-958100 Colt 102000
  856101-856404 Replacement Nos 304
  *856405-916404 Ithaca 60000
  *916405-1041404 Remington Rand 125000
  *1041405-1096404 Union Switch 55000
  1088726-1092896 Colt 4171
  1096405-1208673 Colt 112269
  1208674-1279673 Ithaca 71000
  1279674-1279698 Replacement Nos 25
  1279699-1441430 Remington Rand 161732
  1441431-1471430 Ithaca 30000
  1471431-1609528 Remington Rand 138098
1944 1609529-1743846 Colt 134318
  1743847-1816641 Remington Rand 72795
  1816642-1890503 Ithaca 73682
  1890504-2075103 Remington Rand 184600
1945 2075104-2134403 Ithaca 59300
  2134404-2244803 Remington Rand 110400
  2244804-2380013 Colt 119450
  (2368718) Last Colt  
  2380014-2619013 Remington Rand 85126
  (2465139) Last Rem Rand  
  2619014-2693613 Ithaca 41305
  (2660318) Last Ithaca  

* Colt duplicated the following serial numbers:
60000 pistols in Ithaca Range 856405-916404
41696 pistols in the Remington Rand Range 916405-958100
4171 pistols in the US&S serial range
 

Government Model 38 Super
 
 
Year SN Range Comments
1929 1 - 5850  
1930 5350 - 10340  
1931 9700 - 13670  
1932 13600 - 14830  
1933 14000 - 15200  
1934 14400 - 15200 Super Match introduced
1935 16970 - 20020  
1936 18900 - 24480  
1937 22400 - 32140 (First Swartz safety, 29776)
1938 30720 - 34400  
1939 Limited Production  
1940 32200 - 36550  
1941 36020 - 37730 (Last pistol assembled 1941)
1945 32069 - 37835 (Last pistol in series.  Production terminated 6/30/45. Some Supers assembled in 1946 - 47.)

ACE
 

Date Serial Number
Comments
1931 1-3970  
1932 3790-4420  
1933 4300-4970  
1934 4800-5960  
1935 5850-6300  
1936 6150-7130  
1937 7010-8990  
1938 8920-9770  
1939 9510-10250  
1940 10120-10770  
1941 10300-10780 Some gaps in production.
  10683-10767 Scrapped or Not Manuf.
1947 10770-10935 Last Pistol Manuf.
  10919-10934 Not Manuf.

SMACE
 

Date Serial Number
Comments
1935 SM1 - SM9 Blued finish.
1936 SM10-SM85  
1937 SM35-SM640  
1938 SM490-SM1260  
1939 SM850-SM1560  
1940 SM900-SM1587  
1941 SM1588-SM2714  
1942 SM2715-SM3836 Large gaps in production
  SM3837-SM3839 Scrapped or Not manuf.
  SM3840-SM3843 Colt's Shipping Dept.
  SM3844-SM3845 No record
1945 SM3846-SM13803 Parko-Lubrite finish.

45 -22

Serial Number Production Date
U1 - U17 Assembled September 28, 1938
U18 - U60 1939
U61 - U99 1940
U100 - U112 Assembled August 19, 1940

22 - 45


 
Serial Number Production Date
U1 Assembled June 22, 1938
U400 1939
U900 1940
U1100 1941
U1400 1942
U1758 Assembled January 4, 1943
(high pre-WWII sn)
U2001 Assembled October 17, 1946
U2670 Assembled October 26, 1946
(high post-WWII sn)

 

 

FIRST SERIES WOODSMAN: 1915-1947
Manufacture Dates by Serial Number
Target and Sport Models
(Sport introduced at approximately serial number 86000)
DATE Approximate Serial Number DATE Approximate Serial Number
Mar 1915 1 Jan 1929 63150
Jan 1916 850 Jan 1930 71300
Jan 1917 4000 Jan 1931 77900
Jan 1918 6400 Jan 1932 84400
Jan 1919 7000 Jan 1933 86300
Jan 1920 20200 Jan 1934 89200
Jan 1921 25000 Jan 1935 94500
Jan 1922 27200 Jan 1936 99200
Jan 1923 33500 Jan 1937 109100
Jan 1924 38700 Jan 1938 121300
Jan 1925 43000 Jan 1939 131000
Jan 1926 46650 Jan 1940 137600
Jan 1927 51700 Jan 1941 144400
Jan 1928 55800 Jan-Jun 1942*: 151800-157037
*Some numbers from the 1942 block were shipped after WWII, in 1946 and 1947.
Shortly after World War II, from Oct, 1946 to June, 1947 a number of prewar type guns were assembled and shipped. Some were numbered in the 157038 to 159024 range. The rest were assigned a new block of serial numbers beginning at 180000, and continuing to 187423 (with some numbers skipped).
First Series Match Target "Bullseye" Model: 1938-1944
The Woodsman Bullseye model was numbered in non-sequential blocks, so a gun with a lower serial number might well have been assembled and shipped later than one with a higher serial number. As a result, any table of manufacture dates by serial number for the First Series Match Target can only be approximate at best.
DATE Jun 1938 (begin) Jan 1939 Jan 1940 Jan 1941 Feb 1944 (end)
Approximate
Serial Number		 MT1 MT3000 MT7000 MT10000 MT16611


SECOND SERIES WOODSMAN: 1947-1955
Manufacture Dates by Serial Number
Target, Sport, and Match Target Models Models
Challenger (Introduced May, 1950)
DATE Approximate
Serial Number		 DATE Approximate
Serial Number
Nov 1947 1-S    
Jan 1948 250-S
Jan 1949 35750-S
Jan 1950 68900-S May, 1950 1-C
Jan 1951 86200-S Jan 1951 20400-C
Jan 1952 100100-S Jan 1952 40600-C
Jan 1953 123700-S Jan 1953 63700-C
Jan 1954 137650-S Jan 1954 72850-C
Jan 1955 142600-S Jan 1955 75400-C
Dec 1955 146137-S Dec 1955 77143-C
The Huntsman replaced the Challenger in 1955, with the introduction of the third series. Serial numbers then skipped to 90001-C and restarted.


THIRD SERIES WOODSMAN: 1955-1977
Manufacture Dates by Serial Number
Target, Sport, and Match Target Models Models
Huntsman and Targetsman
DATE Approximate
Serial Number		 DATE Approximate
Serial Number
Late 1955: The first 1001 Woodsmans of the 3rd series were assigned serial numbers 146138-S to 147138-S, from the end of the 2nd series block. The numbers then skipped to 160001-S and restarted.    
Nov 1955 160000-S July 1955 90001-C
Jan 1956 161600-S Jan 1956 96100-C
Jan 1957 172200-S Jan 1957 112900-C
Jan 1958 182500-S Jan 1958 124699-C
Jan 1959 185200-S Jan 1959 129900-C
Jan 1960 189250-S Jan 1960 141100-C
Jan 1961 193300-S Jan 1961 146700-C
Jan 1962 196900-S Jan 1962 151500-C
Jan 1963 200600-S Jan 1963 154600-C
Dec 1964 204500-S Jan 1964 158800-C
Jan 1965 208300-S Jan 1965 162400-C
Jan 1966 215000-S Jan 1966 168200-C
Jan 1967 222350-S Jan 1967 175200-C
Jan 1968 231250-S Jan 1968 182200-C
Jan 1969 241811-S Jan 1969 193501-C
  Jun 1969 194040-C
DATE Approximate
Serial Number		 DATE Approximate
Serial Number
Serial numbers for all models: Sport, Target, Match Target, Huntsman, and Targetsman, integrated early in 1969 and restarted at 001001S.
Feb 1969 001001S Jan 1974 049000S
Jan 1970 019900S Jan 1975 067000S
Jan 1971 024050S Jan 1976 090600S
Jan 1972 030700S Apr 1976 S100000S*
Jan 1973 042100S  
Due to reaching a serial number range (100,000S) that had already been used in 1952, serial numbers were restarted again in May, 1976, beginning with 300001S. Contrary to some published reports, all models of the Woodsman line - Target, Sport, Match Target, Huntsman, and Targetsman - were manufactured in the serial number range that began with 300001S. *Double S Huntsman: The serial number series that began with 001001S passed 100000S in 1976, and reached 101336S before it was noticed that numbers used in 1952 were being duplicated. In order to salvage the 1336 guns already numbered past 100000S, they were hand stamped with an S prefix, in addition to the suffix, thereby creating the "Double S" variation. All KNOWN examples are Huntsmans. (Thanks to Ed Brink, in his Colt Rimfire Automatic Pistols, for the "Double S" information.)
DATE May 1976 Jan 1977 Apr 1977
Approximate Serial Number 300001S 3112350S 317736S End production