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November 24, 2009
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I just picked up a blued 32mag. It's serial number begins with "F". I find this peculiar as my 32-20's begin with... "32-20___", and the s/n pdf list on this website does not show other s/n's beginning with F. Anybody else seen/ have an "F00xxx" sn gun?
Thanks in advance
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November 17, 2008
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Yes. Later Dan Wesson's have a letter code leading the serial #. In an effort to figure out the method they used I have been tracking serial numbers as I came across them for a while now. My list shows four 32 mags with the letter F prefix.
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May 2, 2009
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I think mine starts with an F...I'll have to check.
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February 28, 2009
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Interesting. So I checked my SS .32 mag to see if it began with SF000... in keeping with most of the other SS Dan's I own.
Nope. It begins 32MS000...
-Mike
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March 27, 2009
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Just ship it here as I means it failed!! Well just saying, but you gotta show some pics!
the 32 is still on my short list! Blue would be good as BA.s are waiting for a home!
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January 24, 2009
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Ok...
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This is what I have noted thus far. Or course, as per anything in current DW history, it's always open to debate, but this is my take as of today.
The .32 Magnum came along a year (or longer) before the .32-20...there was a short transition period in the serial number rollmark configuration during those years, mostly brought on by the introduction of so many new caliber models. Bear in mind, this was only during the later Monson years.
At first, they tried using letters in front of the s/n's to designate calibers...this case in point, the .32 Magnum (a stainless .32 Mag would have an "S" ahead of the F, making it a "SFxxxxxx"...
A short while later, it was decided to place the actual caliber ahead of the s/n as seen in this stainless .32 Mag example...
Shortly after the .32 Mag, came the .32-20...although I have yet to see one rollmarked with something other than the caliber leading the s/n, as seen in this stainless example (32-20S0546).
And as always, in an effort to strive toward an overall better understanding of DW history, any factual debate is always welcome here. This is merely my meager interpretation of the facts thus far. 
Mindustrial, I'm sure others will agree that we'd love to see some
of both your 32's.
Either version of the DW .32 isn't easily come by & seeing a triplicate of these together would really be great.
February 11, 2010
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+1 are a must !
-Blacktop
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