If you call Colt with the sn, they will tell you.
Proofhouse.com has Colt sn data.
check with Colt factory: 1 800 962 2658 I think you will find colts with the 'S' in front of the serial number and 'A' after the serial number are fairly recent made guns.....................
I think the Colt cowboy .45 came out after 1998.
Try the sn tables at Proofhouse.com
A Colt government model .45 with that serial number was made in 1917.
Proofhouse.com has Colt sn data.
Proofhouse.com has Colt sn data.
You will need to call Colt to find out.
Proofhouse.com has Colt sn tables. You can also call Colt and they will tell you.
about 1895
By the serial number.
Yes. Post the serial #.