Colt Service Model Ace Serial Numbers

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Colt Service Model Ace Serial Numbers Manufacture

Colt ace serial numbers

Enter the serial number, without spaces or dashes, to search the database. If multiple models appear for your serial number simply match the date with the appropriate model, as certain vintage firearms can share serial numbers between different models. Colt Service Model Ace Serial Number SM3661 - WWII issue, G.H.D. Inspector's mark for Brigadier General Guy H. Drewry, Army Inspector of Ordnance from June 17, 1942 to July 15, 1945 at the Springfield Ordnance District. The slide of this gun is numbered to the frame. Close-up of the G.H.D.

Colt Service Ace Serial Numbers

YearApproximate Serial Number Range
1912C1 - C1900
1913C1900 - C5400
1914C5400 - C16600
1915C16600 - C27600
1916C27600 - C75000
1917C75000 - C99000
1918C99000 - C106000
1919C106000 - C121000
1920C121000 - C127000
1921C127000 - C129000
1922C129000 - C134000
1923C134000 - C135000
1924C135000 - C140000
1925C140000 - C145000
1926C145000 - C151000
1927C151000 - C152000
1928C152000 - C155000
1929C155000 - C156000
1930C156000 - C159000
1931C159000 - C161000
1932C161000 - C164800
1933C164800 - C174600
1934C174600 - C178000
1935C178000 - C179800
1936C179800 - C183200
1937C183200 - C188700
1938C188700 - C189600
1939C189600 - C198900
1940C198900 - C199300
1941C199300 - C208800
1942C208800 - C215018
1946C221001 - C222001
1947C222001 - C232000
1948C232000 - C238501
1949C238501 - C240001
1950C240001 - 240228C
1950240228C - 247701C
1951247701C - 253180C
1952253180C - 259550C
1953259550C - 266350C
1954266350C - 270550C
1955270550C - 272550C
1956272550C - 276700C
1957276700C - 282000C
1958282000C - 283800C
1959283800C - 285800C
1960285800C - 288000C
1961288000C - 289850C
1962289850C - 291300C
1963291300C - 293800C
1964293800C - 296000C
1965296000C - 300300C
1966300300C - 308500C
1967308500C - 315600C
1968315600C - 324500C
1969324500C - 332650C
1970332650C - 336169C
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Disassembly Instructions
Parts Identification
Production Dates
Colt Ace
Instruction Sheet
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COLT ACE .22 LR

General CharacteristicsTechnical Specifications
Colt Ace Magazine VariationsEarly and Late type two-tone Ace magazines compared to a two-tone Service Model Ace magazine
Colt ACE serial number 211First year of production (1931)
Colt ACE serial number 794Mint boxed example. First year of production (1931)
Colt ACE serial number 1711First year of production (1931)
Colt ACE serial number 52221934 production factory nickel plated example.
Colt ACE serial number 5241Shipped to US Coast Guard.
Colt ACE serial number 6662Mint boxed example. (1936)
Colt ACE serial number 7030Belonging to Lieutenant Thomas P. Dunleavy, who was the Navy Chaplain aboard the USS Callaway (1936)
Colt ACE serial number 7103Factory engraved with 'B' coverage (1936)
Colt ACE serial number 7540In original box numbered to gun with accessories
Colt ACE Late ProductionCirca 1938 with Rampant Colt behind slide serrations.
Colt ACE Sight Tag VariationsThree variations of original ACE sight tags
Colt ACE Model Advertisement
Colt ACE Early Pamphlet
Colt Ace .22 LR Advertisement from the November, 1930 issue of the American Rifleman. The purpose of the ad was to determine if there were enough shooters with an interest in owning a .22 caliber pistol on a Colt .45 caliber Government Model frame to warrant the expense by Colt for the tools and other equipment required to manufacture this new pistol.