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Colt Super .38 & Super Match Pre-war Form A-123 (1.01MB)
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COLT MODEL SUPER .38 & SUPER MATCH PRODUCTION
Year SN Range Comments
1929 1 - 5850  
1930 5350 - 10340  
1931 9700 - 13670  
1932 13600 - 14830  
1933 14000 - 15200  
1934 14400 - 17370

Super Match introduced
1935 16970 - 20020  
1936 18900 - 24480  
1937 22400 - 32140

(First Swartz safety, 29776)
1938 30720 - 34400  
1939 Limited Production  
1940 32200 - 36550  
1941 36020 - 37730

(Last pistol assembled 1941)
1945 32069 - 37835

(Last pistol in series.  Production terminated 6/30/45. Some Supers assembled in 1946 - 47.)
1946 1237 Pistols
Limited Production

194 Adj Sight Super Match Pistols; 1043 Super .38 pistols.
1947 40001 - 56770

(Begins 6/47)
1948 56400 - 74050  
1949 73350 - 78810  
1950 78811 - 86400  
1951 86370 - 95560  
1952 95000 - 107450  
1953 107000 - 112950  
1954 112850 - 117779

(Fat barrels changed to standard size)
1955 117780 - 120027  
1956 120029 - 124780  
1957 123950 - 129580  
1958 129500 - 137200  
1959 137000 - 150500  
1960 148660 - 155300  
1961 154500 - 159000  
1962 158460 - 163200  
1963 162270 - 167870  
1964 167600 - 172000  
1965 170850 - 177880  
1966 177600 - 186580  
1967 185850 - 192250  
1968 191960 - 201360  
1969 200870 -202181
CS001001 - CS003200


(New series begins 1/69)
1970 CS003000 - CS005280  
1971 202189 - 202388

(Last pre-70 Series pistol assembled 3/2/71)

Production Dates from Colt .45 Government Models by Charles Clawson

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