

#COLT AR 15 SERIAL NUMBERS BY YEAR FULL#
This was the the fourth full year of Colt AR 15 production.
#COLT AR 15 SERIAL NUMBERS BY YEAR SERIAL NUMBER#
The first mass production version was the Colt AR-15 Sporter, in. The lower receiver has the Colt four line markings with the five digit serial number 'SER SP 10696' indicating production at 1967. Colt Diamondbacks started in 1966 with serial number. Colt AR15 early Sn without forward assist, and a 20 barrel, condition is about 98, test fired only a super clean, tight gun. Wilson, only goes up to 1970 on serial numbers. Colt started selling the semi-automatic version of the M16 rifle as the Colt AR-15 in 1964. What info can you provide about a Colt 38 Special serial number D50177 I found a Colt diamondback with that serial number made in 1971.

I kept an informal Colt SP1 notes about serial numbers that was discussed in a large AR site survey.1983 - 1985 2116XX173XXX1982173XXX140XXXSo yours would be made about 1983, a lot of people said that the production of the SP1 model ended in 1982, but they probably made some more from 1983 to 1985.My first ever Colt AR-15 was a new SP1 rifle that I bought in 1971, it had an A1 type birdcage flash suppressor, no forward assist, and no storage compartment in the buttstock.I had never seen a factory new SP1 with a forward assist, if there are a few the owners probably upgraded their upper receiver with an A1 type with forward assist later on.I also bought a new Sporter II rifle back in 1984 and it had a forward assist with teardrop style plunger (no shell deflector), but the very early Sporter II models does not have forward assist same as the SP1 model.I don"t have a SP1 rifle currently, I only have an all Colt parts rifle that I put together myself, from a like new condition Colt Match Target HBAR stripped lower receiver, Colt lower parts kit, new Colt M16A2 fixed buttstock group, new never issued USGI Colt M16A2 upper half (built in the 1980s) with Colt M16 full auto bolt carrier group.Ĭolt AR-15 Sporter SP1 rifle owner since 1971Colt 1911 Government Model Series 80. Due to financial problems, and limitations in terms of manpower and production capacity, ArmaLite sold the AR-15 design and the AR-15 trademark along with the ArmaLite AR-10 to Colts Manufacturing Company in 1959. Hi, I have purchased a colt sp1 and can anybody tell me when it was made serial number is sp17873x thanks in advance.
