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MIKE WISKEY
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John? H.S. M-SK-100 #504276
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There serialization can be really confusing. Most all there handguns from the early 30's until the mid 70's. Were numbered consecutively, regardless of model.
504,276 shipped as a catalog number 9100 on 12/2/1955 to account number 3975 on invoice number 472.
A 9100 should have the 4.50" barrel.
John
http://www.histandard.info/datapublic/serial/pserialno.html
There serialization can be really confusing. Most all there handguns from the early 30's until the mid 70's. Were numbered consecutively, regardless of model.
Hello Rufe,
Yes, the High Standard serial numbers are a bit confusing but for me it is the fact that when ATF got the records from High Standard they were not all in proper order and ATF did not improve things when they microfilmed the records. This particular serial number from Mike is found on Microfilm spool 31231 and not spool 31227 where it logically should be.
Yes there were a great number of different models all in the same serial number series but it is hard to make a blanket statement about all the serial numbers before mid 1970's First in 1937 the Model C was introduced in a separate serial number series and continued for a little over 2600 guns. Likewise the models A and D were introduced in a separate serial number series but only for 55 guns. Then in 1945 the P380 began in a separate serial number series and with the cancellation of the government contract production was suspended until 1947 when it was offered as the Model G .380 However there are a few G .380's in the regular serial number series. Then in 1955 the Sentinel and Sears Model 88 were introduced in a separate serial number series that ran about 50,000 guns and then they joined the common serial number series. The separation of guns from the common serial began in 1971 with the western model revolvers and by the mid 1970's they had 54,000 guns in the separate "M" series. The Private labeled Dan Wesson Sentinels had all about 20,000 guns in a "H" series
The Sentinels moved to the "S" series in 1974 and by the mid 1970's they had about 46,000 guns in their own series. All the 1972 Commemorative pistol were in a separate "T" series and beginning in January 1969 the long guns began having serial; numbers and all the guns had a separate serial number series that was common to all rifles and shotguns until late 1975 when they split up in the the "A", "P", and "R" series. The first and second series gold derringers were in separate serial number series in the mid 1960's and early 1970's.
John