Para Ordnance Serial Number Year Guide

As a result, sales waned, and faced with an ever growing onslaught of political pressure, lower sales, and the tragic loss of one of the founding partners, Para-Ordnance announced it would be migrating its manufacturing and corporate headquarters to Pineville, North Carolina and would eventually be sold off in its entirety to the Freedom Group. Kubota Tractor Serial Number Lookup So for example, a 2004 YZ80 will have the number four in the tenth position, and a bike built in 1985 will have the letter F in the tenth position. Enter the YZ80 VIN into the Yamaha VIN decoder at motoverse.com, and you can get a detailed breakdown of the motorbike, including confirmation of the year code.

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It's finished in polished steel. All parts attract a magnet. Not sure if it's stainless or not. Previous owners ex wife sold it to me for the price of the DEROS. She knows nothing about the firearm. Anyway, I can't seem to find any data concerning the serial or date of manufacture.

The serial is as follows: P1081XX. If anyone can help on this I would be much obliged. I have not shot it yet but sooner than later is what I'm shoot'in for. Uc pool maxsea time zero turn. ParaUSA has been out of business for some time now. Which explains why they don't answer their e-mails. It's interesting someone picked up the phone, though.If your gun is from 2002, it's a Para-Ordnance pistol, not a ParaUSA pistol.Any chance the gun came with a factory box?

The model number is usually stamped on it.Attracting a magnet doesn't mean it's not stainless. Gun-grade stainless steel is magnetic, though some very early stainless pistols (not Para's) might have been different.Does the slide have vertical slide serrations? Of course it has no issues, these guns are/were amazing. I have a P18.9 myself!I have a long list of old Para catalogs, but unfortunately it only goes back to 2004. When they began selling the 'PXT' series of pistols (angled slide serrations, PXT extractor). So I found that the PXT version of your gun P14.45 Limited) had the designation 'SX1445SR', but I assumed yours would be different.Then I thought. Someone out there must be selling one of these, complete with box.

So,.Assuming this looks like your gun model, your model designation is 'S1445SR', as shown below (top right):PS1: While browsing my old files on all-things-Para, I also found a 2002 P-series manual, in.pdf format. Attaching files isn't possible here, but I figured that if I just Google its exact file name, someone out there must have a copy on-line. Sure enough,. I think your gun is shown in page 2 (actual page 6).PS2: The manual shows a plastic bushing wrench, used to help rotate the bushing, in a gun with a full-length recoil spring guide.

In my experience, this plastic bushing wrench is about as useful as an ice box in the north pole. It will rotate the bushing, but if you're any less than 100% careful, it will launch the spring plug to the ceiling, the grass where you'll take 20 minutes to find it, in your forehead, or in your eye (listed best to worse). What I've found with my P18.9, is that the plastic base of one of my magazines is all I actually need, to press the plug inward (backwards, as installed in the gun), then rotate the bushing over it. I've never launched a spring plug this way.

.I purchased my first handgun today. I bought it used from gander mountain for a reasonable price from what I can tell.

It was a gun that was traded in for credit or whatever. Anyway, I'm trying to find the exact model I have, and I see most have the product code on the side but mine just has 7.45. I look on the. I purchased my first handgun today.I bought it used from gander mountain for a reasonable price from what I can tell. It was a gun that was traded in for credit or whatever.

Anyway, I'm trying to find the exact model I have, and I see most have the product code on the side but mine just has 7.45. I look on the receipt and it just said 1911A1 under model. I tried to find it on their website but I only find ones that almost look like it but different finish and they have the model number engrave design on them. Here is a lil info on the gun, it has a newer style trigger, six slot design on back but not on front of the slide, blue finish and walnut hand grips.Date of Manufacture by Serial Number Lookup? Si vis pacem para bellum., 09:24 PM #5.

Serial number xxxxxx, what year was it made?' Thanks for reading and any help will be appreciated. Best Answer: It's a Para 7.45 LDA. (Light Double Action) Meaning that it doesn't use the 1911's usual single action, but Para's own double action trigger design. (External hammer is down, pull trigger, hammer cocks and drops, gun fires.) Some like this trigger action better, some don't. I like the tried and true single action trigger best, but you have a nice pistol. I suppose it could also be a 7.45 PXT.This would have the single action trigger. Ooma call forwarding hack.

(Hammer must be c0cked by hand or recoil of slide before it can fire.Trigger simply releases c0cked hammer.). I was on one of our US Military National Shooting team competiting with a Match 1911 issued to me. I have Gold EIC badges in Pistol. However - I totally dreaded the yearly qualification with the 92F - because I never could shoot it anywhere near as good as the 1911. I actually had to buy a 92F on my own and constantly practice to keep proficient with it. Buying a 1911 today is only OK if you are shooting in matches.I used to carry a 1911 for CCW - but - today I carry the Springfield Armory XD in 45acp - it gives me 13 rounds - and has a ton of other features the 1911 totally lacks - like a loaded chamber indicator, and indicator in the back the hammer is ready, and best of all - no stupid slide safety to get in the way.

But - this is not my only CCW pistol - my other is the 20rd FN FiveSeveN. Loaded it weights exactly half what my XD in 45acp does - and best of all - I can hit fox and coyote sized target to 200 yards with it easily.Lots of farmers and ranchers have stopped keeping a 22 Hornet in the truck - and carry these.

I live in Alaska - so - this is very sensible pistol to use when the cirtters pelts are in the prime. If you must carry a 1911 - Look at the Kimbers with 8 rd mags.

They have a totally re-designed grip safety that interrupts the firing pin in the slide - it is 1,000% more safe than any other 1911's on the market I have seen. That - and they shoot like a dream. Our police station received a pair of top end Grand Raptor II from a drug raid - I was totally blown away by how nice they are - much better than my Gold Cup.The XD and Sigs are the 45acp to carry today. But if you want to be cutting edge - the FN is allot more firepower. I put over 2500 rds through my FN and carryit all over Alaska gold panning, fishing, hunting, atv and snowmaching to -55F over the past 2 years. Heck - I bought it 2nd hand at that. I developed a little hitch in the slide when pulling back - I sent it to FN.

Three weeks later UPS delivers to my door step a brand new gun, case, 3 new mags - the whole kit. If this is how FN does business - they have my business.That - and I have the aftermarket Jarvis threaded barrel and the SWR 'Spector' suppressor they make for it - this is an over the top awesome combo. Tell us some more.Upload in Progress. Upload failed.Please upload a file larger than 100x100 pixels. We are experiencing some problems, please try again.

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(I did try the search function on here to see if this has been discussed before, but I didn't find it; of course, I am old and barely computer literate, so I might have done it wrong!) There used to be a real good site put up by the 'Hoosier Gun Club', with a lot of links to sites where dates could be looked up by serial number, but it is not there anymore. So if any of the folks here on this forum know of any good sites/links for this, please post them. I'd like to compile a list for as many firearm manufacturers as possible.Why do you wish to compile a numerical database of, pretty much, all firearms serial numbers currently in existence? Sounds dangerous to me.Huh? I don't know how you got that from my post, BUT, I am somewhat old and feeble, so maybe I didn't make myself clear.

I am certainly not trying to compile a list of all serial numbers in existence.What I am trying to do is compile a list of websites where one can find out a firearm date of manufacture if they know the serial number. This is one of the first questions those of us with collector interest in firearms typically want to know, for example: 'I have a Colt Gov't Model.45, serial number xxxxxx, what year was it made?' There are already some websites where you can do this, here's one I found for Brownings: I was hoping the firearms enthusiasts here might have some other similar websites for other manufacturers, and that they might post their links for these. I am relatively new to this Forum, so perhaps this is not the right place to ask such a question.

If so, please let me know. Does anyone know of any good websites where one can look up the date of a firearm's manufacture by its serial number? (I did try the search function on here to see if this has been discussed before, but I didn't find it; of course, I am old and barely computer literate, so I might have done it wrong!) There used to be a real good site put up by the 'Hoosier Gun Club', with a lot of links to sites where dates could be looked up by serial number, but it is not there anymore. Para Ordnance Serial Number SearchSo if any of the folks here on this forum know of any good sites/links for this, please post them. I'd like to compile a list for as many firearm manufacturers as possible. Gun specific site forums. Smith and Wesson has one, a private but well kept one.

Dillon's Blue Press this month had a list of S&W info. Heck, just Google the make and try NRA site.Keep us informed of what you find for our own info, that would be nice. I had a print out of the Mini-14 numbers but since I gave all mine to the kids I don't even know if I still have it.Pretty well hidden, I guess. Para Ordnance Serial Number SearchI'd like to look up an antique Smith & Wesson handgun from 1860. I'm having trouble finding out anything about it. Can you give me a hint on how to find it?