Armi Sport Spencer serial # range?

[Wagon Wheel]

I was just wondering what serial # range are new spencers at now?  I received mine last month and it is serial #1044.  I thought that by now they would be higher.

WW

[Black River Smith]

I bought mine at the end of July '05.  It is a 56-50 with serial num M13xx.  Does not seem to be a correlation there.

Black River Smith

[Fox Creek Kid]

Jan. 2004: MO7XX.

[Hell-Er High Water]

May 2004.  M07XX.

HHW

[Sloan Dodgy]

WW, looks like yours and mine are sequential - mine is 1043 from Nov '05.

[Hell-Er High Water]

I wonder if the S/N has to do with caliber with each caliber in it's own S/N range or if they are just S/N'd as they are produced with no regard to caliber?  Mine is in 56-50.  Others might post their caliber and maybe we can see a pattern (or no pattern) develop.

HHW

[Major 2]

Mine is M13XX ... Dec. 05  in 45 Sch.

[Oregon Bill]

Got mine from the Marshall in January 06, SN 1101 in .56-50.

[Chance]

Three 4/40's delivered last week. M1531-33 All .44/40

[Ed Clintwood]

Jan '06 #111x in 56-50

[Steel-eye Steve]

03xx, Sept 01 .45 S&W.

[red coneston]

I got my .44 russian from Taylors Feb 06, num M0030. seemed like a early number at this date, even has the stabler cutoff.
                                      Red Coneston

[Cinch ring Sam]

Got my 56-50 from Gun Trader Feb 06   # M1124

                                                  Sam







Got my 56-50 from Gun Trader, Feb 06   #1124



                                       Cinch Ring Sam

[Judge Roy Bean]

Sorry to come in late on this one. Got my one 2nd hand like new in 05, .44R # MO152.
The guy that sold it got feed up cutting down .44 mags & .44sps to make ammo.
As we could not get .44 Russian brass in the u.k. but have now for some time from Middway. u.k.

[Two Flints]

Hello SSS,

Since this thread appeared again regarding Spencer Serial #s and how they are assigned, I Emailed Armi Sport and received the following reply to my questions:

Please help me if you can with this question, if you have the time.  How does Armi Sport assign serial #'s to their Spencers?  How are the serial #'s assigned to Spencers - is it by caliber,  or are they just given random numbers?  Please,  what system is used?   To which Armi Sport replied:

Hello Two Flints,

We usually decide which serial number to use when we start a new product, usually we use a specific letter at the beginning of the numbers to identify the model, SH for Sharps, M for Spencer, S for Springfield, R for Richmond etc. then we can start with numbering with 001 or in some cases using a standard number and changing the letter only, on the Spencer we started with 001, on the Springfield we started with 001 as well but when Richmond was done, we used the same numbers just changed the letter, so we will have for example one Springfield S1200 and then one Richmond R1201 and then again a Springfield S1202.

Hope this answers your questions...

Best regards (Armi Sport)

[Bad Ramon]

M1757; 1/08  in 56-50 from Dixie Gun Works. Where can I see a cut-away view with the Stabler cut-off? Don't know if mine has it or not. The barrel on mine is 20" from the muzzle to the front of the breech block. Some of the venders advertise there carbines with a 22" inch barrel instead of the 20" barrel, was there a different version of the 1865 with a longer barrel? Thanks,......Ramon

[Oregon Bill]

My .56-50 from Dixie came a couple of weeks ago; SN is M1958, I believe -- I'm at work and the Spencer is at home of course ...

[1816flintlock]

Infantry Rifle in 56-50, ordered summer of 2007, arrived in fall of 2007.  Serial # M1880.

Stephen

[Drydock]

Got a 1st year in .45 S&W M049X.  The .56-50 I picked up in 06 was M148X.  They are sequential regardless of calibers, I just don't think its a high production item.  Like it that way.