you responses are well thought out and courteous. Thanks again for you rinformative input on this forum.
#Auto ordnance serial numbers serial number#
So, do we know what the AO assigned serial number range was? That would be helpful. Auto-Ordnance Corporation, is a USA based manufacturer of historical military. My meaning is that production was to be completed inside of the block. Military Issued 1911 Serial Number Tables This John Browning patent gun. From studying the M1 Carbine (and assuming a similar process was used for the manufacture of most service arms) the sn blocks were inclusive in assignment to the factory. yes, production figures routinely fail to coincide with serial number blocks. One could estimate that production of the 1928A1 model by Auto Ordnance was in the approximate 150,000 range, which coincides with the approximate serial number range of the late model 1928A1 models by AO with the US and A1 ground off for law enforcement sales.
#Auto ordnance serial numbers serial numbers#
This resulted in receiver serial numbers that exceeded the actual production figures." On page 208 of his book Iannamico states, "Auto-Ordnance is estimated to have manufactured 142,438 of the M1928A1 model Thompson at their Bridgeport, Connecticut plant." On page 212 he states, "Each "block" of serial numbers assigned to each factory included spare numbers that were not used. 10,000 pistols were shipped to the Royal Air Force from this serial number range and were. My experience has been through observing a few examples over the last thirty years, correspondence with members of this Board and Frank Iannamico's excellent reference book American Thunder II. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. 45 ACP and serial numbers that begin with a W were. The grips are brown plastic with the bronze arrowhead disk. The port-side slide stampings show the Thompson arrowhead and 'AUTO-ORDNANCE CORP.45 CALIBER AUTOMATIC'. The serial number is AOC59036, manufactured in West Hurley, NY. Do you have any firearm data sheets or suggestions that could be helpful? I bought an Auto-Ordnance M1911 used from a gun shop and I'm trying to determine the age of the gun. I'm considering building a data sheet to collect data on the '28 AC Thompsons.
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If you have information that they go much higher than this, please enlighten us. This is an early rifle with a serial number of C82177 and was manufactured from 1912-1921. They seem to have ended, however, in the 150,000 to 155,000 range, based on available reports, documentation, sightings, etc. Auto-Ordnance serial numbers and date made. I do know that they go higher than 150,000, I have seen a couple. That is why in my post I added the + sign after range 150,000. I'm interested in how you determined that the AO 1928 Model serial numbers go much higher than 153,000? if you have information on higher serial numbers for these guns there are many members here that would be interested.
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My 1928 ac serial number begins with 153, but I know it's not the highest by a good margin.