bigmark9000
5th May 2009, 03:00
Greetings.
My father left me a pistol several years ago and Ive recently become interested in learning more about it, but I am having difficulty determining not only the make and model, but also the year it was manufactured. Basically I know little more about this gun other than the fact its a Colt .45. I had no idea there were so many different variations of colt .45's out there!
It has a black finish, with the words "COLT COMMANDER MODEL AUTOMATIC CALIBER .45" on one side and "COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A." on the other side. The grip is brown and has what appears to be a small golden colored coin shaped emblem in the center (on each side of the gun) with the word COLT and an image of a rearing horse.
The model number is CLW029099
Ive looked high and low on the internet as well as in a few gun reference books. Im unable to learn more about the gun because I cant find the serial number range for this handgun beginning with the "CLW" anywhere online nor in the reference books.
Any help with this is greatly appreciated ladies and gentlemen!!!
Thank you very much.
ps--- My father was a Green Beret serving from the late 70's through the mid 80's. There is a chance this is his military issue sidearm, but we dont know that to be a fact.
***** THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. I CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED BY JIM AND JOHN AND SPOKE WITH A VERY HELPFUL CUSTOMER REP. TURNS OUT TO BE A LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER MANUFACTURED IN 1976. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS KNOWLEDGE AS THE GUN WILL PROUDLY REMAIN IN OUR FAMILY FROM THIS POINT ON. THANK YOU AGAIN!
My father left me a pistol several years ago and Ive recently become interested in learning more about it, but I am having difficulty determining not only the make and model, but also the year it was manufactured. Basically I know little more about this gun other than the fact its a Colt .45. I had no idea there were so many different variations of colt .45's out there!
It has a black finish, with the words "COLT COMMANDER MODEL AUTOMATIC CALIBER .45" on one side and "COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A." on the other side. The grip is brown and has what appears to be a small golden colored coin shaped emblem in the center (on each side of the gun) with the word COLT and an image of a rearing horse.
The model number is CLW029099
Ive looked high and low on the internet as well as in a few gun reference books. Im unable to learn more about the gun because I cant find the serial number range for this handgun beginning with the "CLW" anywhere online nor in the reference books.
Any help with this is greatly appreciated ladies and gentlemen!!!
Thank you very much.
ps--- My father was a Green Beret serving from the late 70's through the mid 80's. There is a chance this is his military issue sidearm, but we dont know that to be a fact.
***** THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. I CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED BY JIM AND JOHN AND SPOKE WITH A VERY HELPFUL CUSTOMER REP. TURNS OUT TO BE A LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER MANUFACTURED IN 1976. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS KNOWLEDGE AS THE GUN WILL PROUDLY REMAIN IN OUR FAMILY FROM THIS POINT ON. THANK YOU AGAIN!