serial number help

[mentallapse]

I am needing some help with a serial number. The pistol is a Colt Government model MKIV Series 80. The serial number is FR22266E. Thanks for your help.

[dfariswheel]

You'll have to call Colt to get a production date.
The public serial number lists end in 1985.
The last Government serial number range shown then was "FG".

Call during normal business hours, they'll only give you a production year, no other info on the phone.

[Buckspen]

The "Blue Book Pocket Guide for Colt Dates of Manufacture" shows serial numbers with the FR prefix and E suffix as "Series 80 Enhanced" models. Your gun would have been manufactured around 1998.

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