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February 18, 2010
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I'm not promoting this GB ad, nor am I considering buying this gun. I'm just curious about the S/N and designation. Anyone know what this might mean?
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August 28, 2009
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Here you go....this will tell you all about it.
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February 18, 2010
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What makes this so different that it would be labeled as an ihmsa gun?
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The revolver will be no different but was probably given as a prize for winning a match or presented to a match official. Back in the day IHMSA members could order DWs at a discount and have their member number as the SN. Not sure about this specific one but obviously it was tied to IHMSA.
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I have a matched set of 44mags (blue and stainless) with IHMSA serial numbers only differing in the S for stainless. Mine look to be unfired or only fired a few times. From the single digit number, I'm assuming it was someone's IHMSA member number.
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What a wealth of information here!
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SCORPIO said
I have a matched set of 44mags (blue and stainless) with IHMSA serial numbers only differing in the S for stainless. Mine look to be unfired or only fired a few times. From the single digit number, I'm assuming it was someone's IHMSA member number.
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SCORPIO said
I have a matched set of 44mags (blue and stainless) with IHMSA serial numbers only differing in the S for stainless. Mine look to be unfired or only fired a few times. From the single digit number, I'm assuming it was someone's IHMSA member number.
It is correct that IHMSA Members were able to purchase DW revolvers with the "IHMSA xxxx" serial number, and if they bought a blue and SS, they could get matching S/N's, since they were different models.
DW did a pretty fair amount of custom Serial Numbering
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IHMSA member numbers are near 60,000 today, so that number would certainly be in the realm of silhouette members back when IHMSA Headquarters made that offer.
I have a 7445-V8S with IHMSA member number 222 on it...it's not my number though.
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My guns are number 2 and S2.
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