Colt Woodsman Serial Number

[moewadle]

I had the distinct pleasure today of seeing a Colt Woodsman for sale in a local sporting goods store. It appeared to be as nice as when it was originally sold. The asking price is $1095 and it appears pristine. It has the original box and associated paperwork and the original paper target all in, as new condition, or almost. If I had a thousand bucks to spend frivolously I would buy it. Anyway, this is really a question....The serial number is 1553XX. Can anyone tell me if there is a way, costing no money, to obtain the approximate date of manufacture. The dealers information on his tag states the firearm was made between 1934-47 I believe. Anyway, nice to see gorgeous old firearms.

 

[Steven Mace]

moewadle, if you visit http://www.colt22.com/ you'll find out the Woodsman in question would be considered a '1st Series' variant and probably made somewhere between January-June 1942. Hope this helps!

Steve Mace

 

[moewadle]

Thank you.

I forgot to give a general, "Thank you in advance," so here I will say, Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and taking your time to do so. Moe