Colt Light Weight, Date Manufactured?

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I have a Colt 4" barrel 45acp, in like new condition, don't believe it has ever been fired. Serial nr is 498**-LW. I know the LW stands for light weight, but can anyone give me an idea when it was made?
 
Checked it there and not listed...at least nothing similar. I run the number with the LW , without, etc.
 
A 4.25" barreled 1911 would be "Commander" length.

Original Commander's were aluminum framed, they were simply known as Commander. Colt added a steel framed option later and to differentiate them from the aluminum framed guns, they called the steel framed guns Combat Commanders. At that point in the line-up you had a Commander (aluminum frame) and Combat Commander (steel frame).

Later, perhaps the 1990's or 2000's, Colt changed their nomenclature. Aluminum framed Commanders became known as Lightweight Commander, and the steel frame models (previously known as Combat Commander), were simply named Commander. The Combat name was dropped, and the Lightweight was added. Now Colt's line-up has a Commander (steel frame) and a Lightweight Commander (aluminum frame).
 
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A 4.25" barreled 1911 would be "Commander" length.

Original Commander's were aluminum framed, they were simply known as Commander. Colt added a steel framed option later and to differentiate them from the aluminum framed guns, they called the steel framed guns Combat Commanders. At that point in the line-up you had a Commander (aluminum frame) and Combat Commander (steel frame).

Later, perhaps the 1990's or 2000's, Colt changed their nomenclature. Aluminum framed Commanders became known as Lightweight Commander, and the steel frame models (previously known as Combat Commander), were simply named Commander. The Combat name was dropped, and the Lightweight was added. Now Colt's line-up has a Commander (steel frame) and a Lightweight Commander (aluminum frame).
Thank you so much for that. I have been casually following this thread and from the first I thought: "Isn't that a Commander?"

Todd.
 
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