put an ad in: gunboards.com buy/sell board
enter 'OLD COLT REVOLVERS' into your computer and watch ALL the sites that show up................................
Old man Peterson's backyard.
25m
You will have to call S&W to find out.
Call Colt
You will have to call Colt to find out.
check in with ANTIQUEGUNLIST.COM and ask them who you can send pictures to in order to identify your pistol... also furnish details where pistol was found.
You will have to call them to find out.
Old gun catalogs would be a place to start
Try Old Western Scrounger
Some older models of S&W revolvers you have to remove the grips to find the serial numbers engraved on the grip frame.
The only way to find out how old a Bretta automatic pistol with the serial number 605222 is to call the company. There is not a listing for Bretta's by serial numbers online.