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From what I've learned on the internet, the number on the butt is a government inventory control number. The serial number is stamped on the frame of the revolver; look for it after swinging out the cylinder.

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Q: How do you find age of a Colt 45 revolver There is no visible serial number It has the original Colt engraving on the handle and a ring on the butt with the numbers 21 and 998 engraved?
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