[Bigfifty]

Just a guess, but it looks as though it has had a vigorous sanding and a re-blue. Maybe that's why the serial number is not present on the right-side of the frame (???)

 

[Bigfifty]

Better read the letter carefully. First they determine if the pistol originally had a serial number, then they decide if it was accidentally removed, and with virtually all the markings removed it does not appear to have been accidental. It appears that the Y in property may still be on the left forward part of the receiver, but the picture is too dark to tell.


Similar to what Forrest Gump said, it's like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get. Maybe they will issue a new serial number, and then again they may not.

Come on..."if the pistol originally had a serial number"....if ??, How many Colt pistols/revolver have you ever seen without a serial number??? (that's legal?) "Maybe they will issue a new serial number," come on guy get real.