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February 15, 2009
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Just bought this model 15. Over travel screw is in trigger. Going through the serial number info I still don't know about when this gun was made.
Serial # 1436XX Made in Monson.
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Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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Pure guesswork, early 80's. Mine was a 5 digit with internal overtravel-1977. DW serial numbers don't neccessarily make sense.
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December 17, 2008
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Warnerwh,
From the small amount of datapoints we've gathered your Model 15-2 falls into early to mid 1978.
As Steve noted, this isn't exact science yet, but we happen to have several data points around your serial number, including my 15-2 pac Serial #1537XX with original barrel wrappers dated May 1978. Those wrappers were restocked every 6 months at the factory, so they are accurate to the date shown + ~6 mos. So I estimate mine was made between May and November of '78. Yours being 10,000 units earlier puts it in the same timeframe or the previous 6 mos. (approx.)
February 15, 2009
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Thank you guys for the info. 1978 is close enough for me.
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January 24, 2009
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Steve CT said:
Pure guesswork, early 80's. Mine was a 5 digit with internal overtravel-1977. DW serial numbers don't neccessarily make sense.
Boy, that's for sure. I have sorta been watching the guns on the auctions & attempting to make an approximate guess as to when the overtravel screw moved into the frame. Mine is mounted in the trigger & has a 1727xx number. The latest I have noted so far with the trigger mounted screw is 189861.
So far, the lowest number I've seen with the internal screw is this one...
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...but if your 5-digit gun has an internal screw, then I have no idea what's going on.
I had been under the impression that it moved internal later on in the number range, now I'm starting from scratch again.
December 17, 2008
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Mine is trigger mounted.
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June 21, 2014
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I know this is an old thread, but my monson 274xxx is trigger mounted overtrvl, and my monson 379xxx is inframe.
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March 25, 2013
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It's enough to make your head spin.
October 26, 2008
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Holy Old Thread Batman!!
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June 21, 2014
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superdan said
Holy Old Thread Batman!!
Thanks, I guess it is considered stupid to update databases, wont make that mistake again.
Have you ever noticed that 3+5+7 is GREATER than 9+1+1 ? .
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March 27, 2009
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Check the list it may have info you need or want! Nice to see old threads pop up tons of info out here!
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March 25, 2013
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It's not you Steve K. It's the mystery of Dan Wesson serial numbers that befuddles us. We blame the BATF black hole and the inescapable event horizon. However, Stephen Hawkins now says the information may not be destroyed. He doesn't know the BATF.
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February 22, 2009
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Ole Dog said
It's not you Steve K. It's the mystery of Dan Wesson serial numbers that befuddles us. We blame the BATF black hole and the inescapable event horizon. However, Stephen Hawkins now says the information may not be destroyed. He doesn't know the BATF.
Or the IRS...
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March 25, 2013
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Oh boy, Ron you hit my button. --- I just typed a vicious diatribe about BHO but erased it. Suffice it to say, if this isn't a wakeup call for the Fair Tax and the dissolution of the IRS then over half the population are already zombies.
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