List of 1927 Sistema serial numbers?

[MatthewVanitas]

I know it's out on the Net somewhere, but all I get with Google are a bunch of sale ads.

It's out there, I've seen it, does anyone have the link for it?

(For those curious, talking about the Argentine miliary's licensed Colt 1911 copy, known as a 1927 Sistema)

Also: if my Sistema appears to be blued rather than parkerized, is it probably aftermarket, or was there a certain serial range where this was done?

-MV

 

[Old Fuff]

I don't know of anything on the 'net, but I have some information in a reference book. Are you looking for something on a particular gun?

 

[MatthewVanitas]

It'd be great if I could re-locate the one I saw before, Fluff.

I am 100% positive that I have seen, on the Net, a list which reads like this:

1953: XXXXXXX - XXXXXYYYY
1954: XXXXYYYY-XXXXXXZZZ, etc.

I just can't find the critter now. The particular serial I'm looking for is 354XX, Ejercito markings, but I'd really like to find the original list, plus that would make it easier for THR members to find that list in the future. If the original compiler wouldn't mind, it'd be great if I could get it posted on this thread.

-MZV

 

[XavierBreath]

There was once a page that held that info on the net. I had it bookmarked on my other computer that went TU last year. I am basically tagging along hoping someone posts the link. It did list every year and corresponding serial numbers, and was put out by someone from Argentina if I recall correctly........

Ahha! Here's some info I archived on a floppy.....

Numbers Produced at FMAP Rosario and Serial Numbers, 1945-1966
1945 - 6,000 - #24,001 - #30,000
1946 - 7,628 - #30,001 - #37,628
1947 - 5,000 - #37,629 - #42,628
1948 - 7,000 - #42,629 - #49,628
1949 - 5,000 - #49,629 - #54,628
1950 - 8,000 - #54,629 - #62,628
1951 - 8,011 - #62,629 - #70,639
1952 - 7,016 - #70,640 - #77,655
1953 - 2,500 - #77,656 - #80,155
1954 - 5,000 - #80,156 - #85,155
1955 - 2,500 - #85,156 - #87,655
1956 - 2,500 - #87,656 - #90,155
1957 - 5,626 - #90,156 - #95,781
1958 - 5,547 - #95,782 - #101,328
1959 - 5,000 - #101,329 - #106,328
1960 - 2,066 - #106,329 - #108,394
1961 - 1,000 - #108,395 - #109,394
1962 - 0
1963 - 600 - #109395 - #109,994
1964 - 750 - #109,995 - #110,744
1965 - 1,250 - #110,745 - #111,994
1966 - 500 - #111,995 - #112,494

Looks like you have a 1946 gun.

 

[MatthewVanitas]

@ Xavier:

Bingo, exactly what I was looking for. Now that you've posted it, it's here for posterity, up on the Google-hit gun forum of all.

Thanks for digging that up, and I'm sure a lot of other folks will come to appreciate it too.

-MV