SERIAL NUMBER RANGES FOR SPRINGFIELD ARMORY-MANUFACTURED MILITARY
FIREARMS

(Including the "Trapdoor" Springfield, the Springfield "Krag," the
Springfield M1903, the M1 Garand \[by all makers\], and the M14, as well
as the M1911 automatic pistol. Included, also, are the US "Enfield"
M1917 rifles, the M1911A1 automatic pistol, and Luger pistol M1900
American Eagle Second Issue.)

\*note: before 1865, serial numbers were not given to National Armory
weapons. Production at Springfield Armory shoulder arms began with the
Model 1795 flintlock musket. Springfield Armory was closed by the U.S.
government in 1968 as a cost-cutting measure.

# U.S. SPRINGFIELD \"TRAPDOOR\" PRODUCTION

\[dated by calendar year: January -- December\]

MODEL 1865 \"TRAPDOOR\" RIFLE

1866‑5005 CONVERTED MUSKETS

MODEL 1866 \"TRAPDOOR\" RIFLE(none were serial numbered)

1867

49257 RIFLES

320 CADET RIFLES

1868

1796 RIFLES

104 CADET RIFLES

1869

1296 RIFLES

1871

1 RIFLE

MODEL 1868 \"TRAPDOOR\" RIFLES

1869

15482 RIFLES

3 CARBINES

1870

34651 RIFLES

1 CARBINE

1871

2016 RIFLES (4 SPORTING RIFLES)

MODEL 1869 \"TRAPDOOR\" CADET & SPORTING RIFLES

1869 2

1870 310

1871 3091 (1 SPORTING RIFLE)

1872 (3 SPORTING RIFLES)

1873 (2 SPORTING RIFLES)

1876 20

MODEL 1870 \"TRAPDOOR\" RIFLES

1870

550 RIFLES

1871

2372 RIFLES

341 CARBINES

20 UNDETERMINED

1872

8110 RIFLES

1 SPORTING RIFLE

1873

501 RIFLES (INCLUDING 100 METCALFE ALTERATIONS)

1 SPORTING RIFLE

1 CARBINE

## **\* PRODUCTION FIGURES: SERIAL NUMBER TO END QUARTER**

**1873**

## JULY‑SEPT 4

## OCT‑DEC 1946

1874

JAN‑MAR 10592

APR‑JUNE 28032

JULY‑SEPT 29718

OCT‑DEC 35218

1875

JAN‑MAR 45039

APR‑JUNE 54779

JULY‑SEPT 57407

OCT‑DEC 60325

1876

JAN‑MAR 64164

APR‑JUNE 69815

JULY‑SEPT 71673

OCT‑DEC 74213

1877

JAN‑MAR 74231

APR‑JUNE 76725

1878

JAN‑MAR 81226

APR‑JUNE 89729

JULY‑SEPT 94467

OCT‑DEC‑100395

1879

JAN‑MAR 104919

APR‑JUNE 109753

JULY‑SEPT 113920

OCT‑DEC 119273

1880

JAN‑MAR 125953

APR‑JUNE 130140

JULY‑SEPT 136545

OCT‑DEC 144519

1881

JAN‑MAR 151222

APR‑JUNE 156700

JULY‑SEPT 160722

OCT‑DEC 164896

1882

JAN‑MAR 170487

APR‑JUNE 179736

JULY‑SEPT 185569

OCT‑DEC 193815

1883

JAN‑MAR 203087

APR‑JUNE 212809

JULY‑SEPT 219411

OCT‑DEC 228571

1884

JAN‑MAR 228571

APR‑JUNE 237708

JULY‑SEPT 247189

OCT‑DEC 263876

1885

JAN‑MAR 275266

APR‑JUNE 287246

JULY‑SEPT 296367

OCT‑DEC 306054

1886

JAN‑MAR 315857

APR‑JUNE 326773

JULY‑SEPT 335915

OCT‑DEC 346775

1887

JAN‑MAR 356677

APR‑JUNE 367879

JULY‑SEPT 376839

OCT‑DEC 387645

1888

JAN‑MAR 398207

APR‑JUNE 408909

JULY‑SEPT 417929

OCT‑DEC 428769

1889

JAN‑MAR 439436

APR‑JUNE 450281

JULY‑SEPT 459533

OCT‑DEC 470294

1890

JAN‑MAR 480259

APR‑JUNE 490019

JULY‑SEPT 495420

OCT‑DEC 502540

1891

JAN‑MAR 510181

APR‑JUNE 519421

JULY‑SEPT 525941

OCT‑DEC 533681

1892

JAN‑MAR 541221

APR‑JUNE 547121

JULY‑SEPT 552042

OCT‑DEC 558122

1893

JAN‑MAR 563562

APR‑JUNE 567882

MODEL 1881 SHOTGUN

1880‑(2 UNMARKED EXPERIMENTALS)

1881‑1‑251

1882‑252‑626

1883‑627‑876

1884‑877‑1376

M1868 RIFLE 1‑52000

M1869 CADET 1‑3500

M1873 RIFLE 1‑96000

M1873 CARBINE 1‑75000

M1877 CARBINE 175001‑280000

M1873/79 RIFLE 96000‑280000

LONG RANGE RIFLE 110000, 132000‑136000, 1622000

M1880 ROD‑BAYONET RIFLE 154000‑158000

M1882 28\" INFANTRY & CAVALRY RIFLE 197000‑197500

M1884 RIFLE AND CARBINE 280001‑503500

M1884 CADET RIFLE 280001‑568000

M1884 ROD‑BAYONET RIFLE 305000‑320000

M1886 24\" CARBINE 330000‑350000

M1888 \"POSITIVE CAM\" RIFLE ‑ 415000

M1888 ROD‑BAYONET RIFLE 503501‑568000

M1881 SHOTGUN 1‑1400

####### SPRINGFIELD KRAG‑JORGENSEN RIFLES

**\[dated by fiscal year: July 1 of previous year -- June 30 of fiscal
year\]**

###### Year number produced serial number range

**1894 - 2,953 1 - 2953**

**1895 - 13,430 2954 - 16384**

**1896 - 16,262 16385 - 32647**

**1897 - 31,819 32648 - 64557**

**1898 - 41,588 64556 - 116146**

**1899 - 103,778 116147 - 219925**

**1900 - 70,652 219926 - 290578**

**1901 - 54,739 290579 - 345318**

**1902 - 53,246 345319 - 398565**

**1903 - 61,841 398566 - 460407**

**1904 - 17,354 460408 - 477762**

LCol. Brophy, in his book [The Krag Rifle]{.underline}, claims that the
.22 Gallery Practice Rifles were newly manufactured weapons. If so,
adjust serial numbers accordingly. Of the 841 .22's manufactured, 500
were made in 1905 and 341 made in 1906. If Brophy is correct, then the
highest possible serial number that could appear on a U.S.
Krag-Jorgensen is 478694.

M1892 RIFLE 29000 MANUFACTURED

M1894 CARBINE WITH FULL LENGTH STOCK 10 MANUFACTURED

M1896 RIFLE 52000 MANUFACTURED

M1896 CARBINE 22000 MANUFACTURED

M1896 CADET RIFLE 400 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, FIRST MODEL, 1896 90000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, SECOND MODEL, 1898 70000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, THIRD MODEL, 1901 57000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, FOURTH MODEL, 1902 45000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 CARBINE 5000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 CONVERTED CARBINE 3000 MANUFACTURED

M1906//1899 CONVERTED CARBINE, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY 5002 MANUFACTURED

M1899 CARBINE FIRST MODEL, 1896 9000 MANUFACTURED

M1899 CARBINE SECOND MODEL, 1898 16000 MANUFACTURED

M1899 CARBINE THIRD MODEL, 1901 2000 MANUFACTURED

M1905 GALLERY PRACTICE RIFLE .22RF 200 MANUFACTURED

Notes: Magazine modifications for the clip fed Parkerhurt device are in
the 288270 to 289155 serial number ranges.

The entire 10 year production period is marked by numerous modifications
as to, sights, stock fittings. Many early models were recalled to SPAR
for such changes.

The Philippine Constabulary carbines were all (mostly) converted at
Benicia Arsenal, California.

The 1905 Gallery Practice rifles caliber .22 were in the serial number
range 476000 to 4765000. 86 of these receivers are positively known to
have been destroyed.

Most of the 1898 converted carbines were modified to the 1899 Long Stock
model.

# SPRINGFIELD ARMORY PRODUCTION OF MODEL 1903

\[dated by calendar year: January -- December\]

1903‑1‑16000

1904‑16001‑67000

1905‑67001‑119000

1906‑119001‑269450

1907‑269451‑337861

1908‑337862‑358084

1909‑358085‑398275

1910‑398276‑456375

1911‑456376‑502045

1912‑502046‑531520

1913‑531521‑570560

1914‑570561‑595600

1915‑595601‑620120

1916‑620121‑632825

1917‑632826‑761757

1918‑761758‑1055091

1919‑1055092‑1162500

1920‑1162501‑1211299

1921‑1211300‑1239640

1922‑1239641‑1252386

1923‑1252387‑1261486

1924‑1261487‑1267100

1925‑1267101‑1270300

1926‑1270301‑1274764

1927‑1274765‑1285265

1928‑1285266‑1305900

1929‑1305901‑1338405

1930‑1338406‑1369760

1931‑1369761‑1404025

1932‑1404026‑1425933

1933‑1425934‑1441811

1934‑1441812‑1491531

1935‑1491532‑1496022

1936‑PRODUCTION TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

1937‑1496023‑1510387

1938‑1939‑1510388‑1532878

Total: 1340000.

**Introduction of improved heat treatment at SN800000**

**Introduction of nickel steel at SN1275767.**

**♦RIA PRODUCTION OF MODEL 1903**

1903‑1‑7500

1904‑7501‑16000

1905‑16001‑28000

1906‑28001‑75000

1907‑75001‑130000

1908‑130001‑165000

1909‑165001‑178000

1910‑178001‑201000

1911‑201001‑210634

1912‑210635‑217801

1913‑217802‑234830

1914‑PRODUCTION TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

1915‑PRODUCTION TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

1916‑PRODUCTION TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

1917‑234831‑257061

1918‑257062‑326935

1919‑326936‑348414

TOTAL: 346000

**Introduction of improved heat treatment at SN285507.**

**Introduction of nickel steel at SN319921.**

♦REMINGTON ARMS PRODUCTION OF M1903, 1903A3, 1903A4

1942‑3000001‑3348085 (M1903)

1942‑3348086‑3607999 (M1903A3)

1942‑3708000‑4707999 (M1903A3)

1942‑4992001‑5784000 (M1903A3)

1943‑3407088‑3427087 (M1903A4)

1943‑4992001‑4997045 (M1903A4)

1943‑Z4000000‑Z4002920 (M1903A4)

TOTAL: 1084079

**♦SMITH CORONA PRODUCTION OF M1903A3**

1943‑3608000‑3707999

1944‑4708000‑4992000

TOTAL: 234000

On 18 January 1943 Remington directed to divert from production 20,000
M1903A3 rifles for conversion to the U.S. Rifle M1903A4 (Sniper\'s).
Rifles #3407088‑3427087 (from the first \"block\" of numbers) were
diverted, and the first \"03‑A3\" converted was delivered in February
1943.

On 20 June 1943 an additional 8,365 M1909A4 rifles were ordered.
\"Block\" for these rifles and possible future orders was
4922001‑5784000. After this block had been used to 4997045, receiver
marking was changed to \"03‑A4\" and a new series of numbers begun with
Z4000000.

The second \"block\" of \"03‑A3\" numbers was used only to about 4168800
before cancellation of contract ended \"03‑A3\" production 28 February
1944.

In March 1944, with receiver Z4002290, production of the M1903A4 was
ended. Total production was 1,056,276 rifles, which included about
345,000 M1903 and M1903 (modified), about 711,276 M1903A3, and just
26,653 M1903A4 (short of the 28,365 ordered)

####### 

####### 

####### 

####### U.S. ENFIELD M1917 RIFLE .30

\[dated by calendar year: January -- December\]

### EDDYSTONE ARSENAL

1917 174160 MANUFACTURED

1918 1007748 MANUFACTURED

### REMINGTON ARMS

1917 26364 MANUFACTURED

1918 519177 MANUFACTURED

WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS

1917 102363 MANUFACTURED

1918 363617 MANUFACTURED

Total: 2193429

#### **U.S. RIFLE M1 GARAND**

\[dated by calendar year: January -- December\]

Assigned serial numbers.

1‑100000 Springfield Armory

100001‑165500 Winchester R.A. Co.

165501‑865500 Springfield Armory

865501‑1200000 Springfield Armory

1200001‑1261260 Winchester R.A. Co.

1261261‑1357473 Winchester R.A. Co.

1357474‑1380000 Duplicate Numbers by W.R.A.

1357474‑2305849 Springfield Armory

2305850‑2655849 Winchester R.A. Co.

X2655982‑X2656148 RIA

2656149‑4200000 Springfield Armory

4200001‑4399999 Springfield Armory

4400000‑4660000 International Harvester

4660001‑4800000 Harrington & Richardson

4800001‑4999999 Not assigned

5000000‑5000500 Springfield Armory

5000501‑5278245 International Harvester

5278246‑5488246 Springfield Armory

5488847‑5793847 Harrington & Richardson

5793848‑6099905 Springfield Armory

Winchester\'s serial‑numbering system appears to have changed in January
1945. This seems to be about the time W.R.A. switched from 2.5 million
serial numbers to 1.6 million. These are often referred to as WIN‑13
rifles. The 2.5 million numbers stopped in the area of 2,535,XXX which
places it about 39,000 rifles from the end of production in June 1945.
It is believed that approximately 40,000 WIN‑13 rifles were produced. In
addition, rifles in the 1.6 million serial number range have been
observed ranging from number 1,602,XXX through 1,639,XXX. All of this
supports the January 1945 date for the serial number range change.

**1932‑1934** -- 80

**1937**

AUG‑120

SEP‑307

OCT‑539

NOV‑696

DEC‑1034

**1938**

JAN‑1186

FEB‑1338

MAR‑1809

APR‑2213

MAY‑2406

JUN‑2911

### JUL‑2911

AUG‑3537

SEP‑4386

OCT‑5242

NOV‑6072

DEC‑6972

**1939**

JAN‑7715

FEB‑8762

MAR‑9893

APR‑10703

MAY‑11511

JUN‑12848

JUL‑12911

AUG‑14823

SEP‑17010

OCT‑19410

NOV‑21293

DEC‑23567

**1940**

JAN‑26729

FEB‑30008

MAR‑33790

### APR‑38034

MAY‑41679

JUN‑46221

JUL‑51970

AUG‑59868

SEP‑68054

OCT‑78306

NOV‑90177

DEC‑100000 & 165001 to 169073

**1941**

JAN‑183519

FEB‑197811

MAR‑211228

APR‑228527

MAY‑248757

JUN‑269686

JUL‑296252

AUG‑324301

SEP‑349442

OCT‑377258

NOV‑401529

DEC‑429811

**1942**

JAN‑462737

FEB‑498216

MAR‑542494

### APR‑588879

MAY‑638679

JUN‑691401

JUL‑749779

AUG‑809016

SEP‑872343

OCT‑940250

NOV‑1008899

DEC‑1090310

**1943**

JAN‑1169091

FEB‑1200000 & 1357474‑1396255

MAR‑1469177

APR‑1547452

MAY‑1629565

JUN‑1710012

JUL‑1786469

AUG‑1877654

SEP‑1978407

OCT‑2092825

NOV‑2204430

DEC‑2305849

**1944**

JAN‑2543412

FEB‑2634316

MAR‑2723004

APR‑2810628

MAY‑2900312

### JUN‑2981126

JUL‑3051952

AUG‑3114434

SEP‑3180532

OCT‑3242497

NOV‑3302641

DEC‑3359159

**1945**

JAN‑3450503

FEB‑3532489

MAR‑3627442

APR‑3717867

MAY‑3797768

JUN‑3875601

JUL

AUG‑3888081

SEP

OCT

♦WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.

**1941**

JAN‑100501

FEB‑100831

MAR‑102701

### APR‑104901

MAY‑107801

JUN‑111501

JUL‑115501

AUG‑120111

SEP‑122081

OCT‑126130

NOV‑131130

DEC‑137960

**1942**

JAN‑144110

FEB‑149130

MAR‑155310

APR‑162190

MAY‑165500 & 1200001‑1203692

JUN‑1210472

JUL‑1218972

AUG‑1228982

SEP‑1241002

OCT‑1254002

NOV‑1266502

DEC‑1276102

**1943**

JAN‑1282762

FEB‑1294762

MAR‑1309772

APR‑1323872

MAY‑1336882

JUN‑1349982

JUL‑1364982

AUG‑1380000 & 2305850‑2305932

SEP‑2318032

OCT‑2334032

NOV‑2349632

DEC‑2364642

**1944**

JAN‑2379642

FEB‑2394642

MAR‑2409642

APR‑2424642

### MAY‑2439642

JUN‑2454642

JUL‑2469642

AUG‑2484642

SEP‑2499642

OCT‑2513822

NOV‑2523942

DEC‑2533142

**1945**

JAN‑2536600 (Mid‑January to June 30 are WIN‑13 rifles. Their serial
number range is approximately 1600000 to 1640000).

Production records of M1 Rifles immediately following WWII until the
outbreak of hostilities in Korea are less precise than for the WWII
period. The last rifle produced during WWII by Springfield Armory WWII
lies in the 3,888,xxx serial number range with production ending in
October 1945. Springfield M1 production was resumed in 1952 with serial
number 4,200,000 leaving a gap of approximately 312,xxx serial numbers

**Post WWII production totals: (approx.)**

**Springfield Armory: 661,747 (from 1952 -- 1956)**

Harrington & Richardson Arms: 428,600 (from 1953 -- 1956)

> **International Harvester Corporation: 337,623 (from 1953 -- 1956)**

**1952 -- 1956 Assigned Serial Number Ranges:**

Not Assigned N/A

4,800,001 to 4,999,999

Springfield Armory

1952 -- 1954 sn#4,200,001 to 4,399,999

Aug. 1952 sn#5,000,000 to 5,000,500

### 1954 -- 1955 sn#5,278,246 to 5,488,246 

1955 -- 1957 sn#5,793,848 to 6,099,905

International Harvester

1953 -- 1954 sn#4,400,000 to 4,660,000

1954 -- 1956 sn#5,000,501 to 5,278,245

Harrington & Richardson

1953 -- 1954 sn#4,660,001 to 4,800,000

1954 -- 1956 sn#5,488,247 to 5,793,847

Assigned to HRA from Springfield s/n range for a 400-rifle contract
overrun:

Aug. 1956 sn#6,034,330 to 6,034,729

####### U.S. RIFLE M14

**\[dated by calendar year: January -- December\]**

##### SPRINGFIELD ARMORY

1958‑15600

1959

1960‑32000

1961‑70500

1962‑49000

TOTAL: 167100

##### H&R

1959‑35000

1960‑70082

1961‑133000

1962‑224500

1963 & 1964‑7500 [TOTAL]{.underline}: 537582

##### WINCHESTER‑WESTERN

1959‑35000

1960‑81500

1962‑90000

1963 & 1964‑150001

TOTAL: 356501

##### TRW

1962‑100000

1963&1964‑219163

TOTAL: 319163

OVERALL TOTAL: 1380346

# ♦U.S. PISTOL M1911 & M1911A1 .45

1912 ‑ 1‑17250 Colt

Total: 17250

1913 ‑ 17251‑60400 Colt

### Total: 43150

1914 ‑ 60401‑72750 Colt

1914 ‑ 72751‑83855 Springfield

1914 ‑ 83856‑102596 Colt

1914 ‑ 102597‑107596 Springfield

Total: 47196

1915 ‑ 107597‑113496 Colt

1915 ‑ 113497‑120566 Springfield

1915 ‑ 120567‑125566 Colt

1915 ‑ 125567‑133186 Springfield

Total: 25590

1916 ‑ 133187‑137400 Colt

Total: 4214

1917 ‑ 137401‑210386 Colt

1917 ‑ 210387‑215386 Colt (frames only).

1917 ‑ 215387‑216986 Colt

Total: 79586

1918 ‑ 216987‑594000 Colt

1918 ‑ 1‑13152 Remington UMC

Total: 390166

1919 ‑ 594001‑629500 Colt

1919 ‑ 13153‑21676 Remington UMC

1919 ‑ 629,501‑700000 (unknown)

Total: 114524

1924 ‑ 700001‑710000 Colt

Total: 10000

1937 ‑ 710001‑712349 Colt

Total: 2349

1938 ‑ 712350‑713645 Colt

Total: 1296

1939 ‑ 713646‑717281 Colt

### Total: 3636

1940 ‑ 717282‑721977 Colt

Total: 4696

1941 ‑ 721978‑756733 Colt

Total: 34756

1942 ‑ 756734‑800000 Colt

1942 ‑ S800001‑S800500 Singer

1942 ‑ 800501‑856100 Colt

1942 ‑ 800501‑856100 Defaced, renum. by RIA.

1942 ‑ 856101‑856304 Defaced, renum. by Augusta Arsenal.

1942 ‑ 865305‑856404 Defaced, renum. by R.I.A

Total: 99171

1943 ‑ 856405‑916404 Ithaca

1943 ‑ 916405‑1041404 Remington Rand

1943 ‑ 1041405‑1096404 US&S Co.

1943 ‑ 1096405‑1208673 Colt

1943 ‑ 1208674‑1279673 Ithaca

1943 ‑ 1279674‑1279698 Renumbered Augusta Arsenal

1943 ‑ 1279699‑1441430 Remington Rand

1943 ‑ 1441131‑1471430 Ithaca

1943 ‑ 1471431‑1609528 Remington Rand

### Total: 753224

1944 ‑ 1609529‑1743846 Colt

1944 ‑ 1743847‑1890503 Ithaca

1944 ‑ 1890504‑2075103 Remington Rand

Total: 465575

1945 ‑ 2075104‑2134403 Ithaca

1945 ‑ 2134404‑2244803 Remington Rand

1945 ‑ 2244804‑2380013 Colt

1945 ‑ 2380014‑2619013 Remington Rand

1945 ‑ 2619014‑2693613 Ithaca

Total: 618510

# ♦X SERIAL NUMBERS

X2693614‑X2693665 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal

X2693666‑X2693785 Renumbered RIA

X2693786‑X2693885 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal

X2693886‑X2694996 Renumbered several U.S. Arsenals

X2694997‑X2694998 Renumbered RIA 1954‑1955

X2694999‑X2695198 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal 1955

### X2695199‑X2695201 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal 1955

X2695202‑X2695210 Renumbered RIA 1955‑1956

X2695211‑X2695212 Renumbered Minn. Mil. Dist. Arsenal 1957

Total: 4985

Total all sources 1912‑1965 ‑ 2769094

##### RUSSIAN CONTRACT

1915‑1916‑C50000‑C84000

(These pistols were selected at random from the above serial numbers and
marked ANGLO ZAKAZIVAT.)

##### NORWEGIAN CONTRACT

1912‑C10000‑C13000

### **BRITISH CONTRACT .445 CALIBER**

1915‑1916‑W83001‑W111000

(The majority of these guns were issued to the Royal Navy. In 1942, they
were reissued to the Royal Air Force. At this time they were handstamped
on the frame R.A.F. or RAF.

**INSPECTORS ‑ REMINGTON U.M.C**.

Major E.E. Chapman, Inspector

Lt. Arthur E. Evans, Sub‑inspector

Lt. Paul M. Buzby, Sub‑inspector

##### COLT

## F.B. Austin

Lt. R.W. Chandler

T.L. Childs

E.H. Dewey

Col. Guy H. Drewry

Andrew H. Forsythe

F.L. Hosmer

Lt. Charles G. Howe

A.L. Hallstrom

Cpt. Walter T. Gorton

K.S. Morse

Maj. W.G. Penfield

### Charles F. Rogers

W.E. Strong

D.A. Turner

Col. Robert Sears

##### REMINGTON RAND

Col. Frank J. Atwood

LTC Harrison Shaler

##### ITHACA

Col. Frank J. Atwood

##### UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL

Col. Frank J. Atwood

LTC R.C. Downie

##### SINGER

LTC John K. Christmas

LUGER PISTOL M1900 AMERICAN EAGLE SECOND ISSUE 7.65MM U.S. ARMY TRIALS

The listed serial number represent 770 pistols purchased by Bannerman &
Sons from the United States Government Arsenal at Springfield Armory in
1906. These are the only documented specimens of trial pistols issued by
the U.S. Army from 1901‑1905. The original order from Deutsche Waffen
und Munitionsfabriken, Germany was for 1000 pistols. The 230 pistols
whose serial numbers are not shown were probably rendered useless in
various tests. It is quite possible however that a small number of these
unrecorded specimens came into private hands.

6176‑6196

6282

6361‑7108

7147

There is no definite marking employed by the United States Government
which will positively identify these pistols. Any stamped letters,
numbers or ordnance type flaming bombs found on the frame or receiver
can not be attributed to any United States government agency. If a M1900
American Eagle, second issue pistol is suspected of being a trial
specimen it will have the following characteristics:

1\. Serial number range 5800 to 7800.

2\. The word Germany will not appear on the pistol.

##### M1902 LUGER PISTOL 9MM

The introduction of the 9mmm cartridge caused the purchase of at least
five additional pistols.

10030B ‑ a prototype specimen

10060 ‑ a prototype specimen

22414

22425

22435