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February 27, 2013
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Hi new here just picked up a Dan Wesson 445 color black the serial number was 000063 any thoughts or suggestions on where to find info on it or parts case belt buckle ect
February 27, 2013
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Serial states 445 S000063
barrel says 445 ctg
August 28, 2009
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Sounds like you found a nice one - post up some pics! Oh, and welcome to the forum!
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October 17, 2008
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Welcome to the DW Forum, for a case , buckle and other DW parts check out Ebay.
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March 2, 2008
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Welcome to the Forum!
My son owns #000001
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January 24, 2009
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aboard, congrats on your cool find!
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February 22, 2009
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Welcome to the Forum- is it black ie: coated or black as in a very rich blued pistol? Could be a large difference in "collectability"!
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February 27, 2013
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says 455 s000063 ctg looks just like the alaskan but no alaskan on barrel was this done later ?
And the 445 is the exact same round as the 44 so i can us 44 tips when i reload my 445 right?
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December 4, 2011
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It will shoot the 44magnum round but it is chambered for the 445 Supermag round. The 445 is a cartridge developed by the late Elgin Gates for IHMSA shooting. It is a 44 mag round lengthened to 1.610 inches, it usese the same diameter bullet as the 44 magnum though. It is in effect a magnum, magnum. Do a search on it here and on google and you will get lots of info.
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February 22, 2009
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Probably not an AGS- My SN# starts with a "Z". Could be a 7445 which was coated- it'll be a great hunting pistol. The 445 uses .429 diameter bullets, just like the .44. It prefers heavier bullets though, in my experience, although 240 gr. do fine too.
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March 2, 2008
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Does it look like this:
edit to add: I just saw your picture, same gun, and the one shown above is #1. Strictly speaking, I was the second owner, and I bought it NIB unfired. Actually my son owns this gun, the day we took it to the range for the first time out was amazing. People clustered around us to find out where the "thunder" was coming from on the pistol range.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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February 22, 2009
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Steve, is that Palmer plant?
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March 2, 2008
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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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February 22, 2009
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OK, neat. I just found a reference where they are listed as Alaskan Guide Special. I guess the AGS "markings" came in the Norwich era. Gun Digest states 500 made in the Palmer years.
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March 2, 2008
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When my son was home on leave (after the NAG deployment) we were in my favorite DW Happy Place, where they know me well. The guy says "you need to see this". NIB unfired, they had sold it a number of years earlier straight from the Factory. The original owner never shot it, traded it back in.
My son saw the S/N and jumped fast. Pretty quickly, a Guardian Angel (Jody) sent out some brass, Andrew loaded of some ammo, and the rest is history
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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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March 25, 2008
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Just to update, I picked up the brother a couple years ago #14 and found the box marked in black marker AGS. I then found out thru Davidson Wholesale that it was produced july 7 1992 as a AGS prototype. this is info I recieved over the phone because of the hang tag from Davidson. Most info of the Dan Wessons is info that this forum has put to gether by reading between the ines like this. Mine came with the box papers and fired case. Enjoy yours it will be a joy to shoot and will always hold its value. I believe all the nitrate finish is a factory option that was applied over a stainless gun, you will see a s casting mark under the crane when cylinder is open. fyi
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