- Sep 19, 2017 - A mandatory Sig Sauer recall has been issued for three rifle models that. From there, utilize the serial number identifier and visual inspection. The SIG Sauer P238 is a compact. 1987 Komfort Travel Trailer Owners Manual. 380 ACP caliber, single-action pistol announced by SIG. P238 pistol manufactured by SIG Sauer, Rosewood variant.
- Not the serial number. Look at the bottom of the slide, just foward of the frame. My 220 has a KB on it and that makes it a 1991 gun. Do a search on dates of figure it out like this; A=0, B=1, C=2 and so on to K=9. You'll see several proof marks at the same location as the date letters.
Note that a gun’s date code is different than its serial number. It’s impossible to decode a SIG serial number to determine when it was proofed, although you can try to locate the range of your SIG’s serial number in this list to approximate when it was made, or call SIG Sauer with the serial number and see if they have any info in their. Sig p220 serial number lookup, sig sauer date of manufacture. Sigsauer p23 to manufacture date by serial number. Click on a term to search for related topics.
Originally posted by parabellum:
So, the thing is, not only does that serial number not belong on that pistol, that serial number does not belong on that pistol.
Allow me to explain.
Browning's serial numbering scheme in those days told you a lot about their guns. BDAs were offered in three calibers 45 ACP, 9x19mm and 38 Super. Each of these three calibers had their own serial number prefix; 345 for 9mm, 375 for 38 Super, and 395 for 45 ACP.
Your slide shows a serial number beginning with 395RP, which should be a 45 ACP BDA made in 1978.
So, not only does that serial number not belong on that pistol because it's not a SIG serial number, it really doesn't belong because it's a serial number for a different caliber.
And no, it's not a 45 ACP slide at all.
Do you happen to know the proof date on this pistol? The serial number suggests 1978, but as I've stated, the serial number is extra super wrong.
So, the thing is, not only does that serial number not belong on that pistol, that serial number does not belong on that pistol.
Allow me to explain.
Browning's serial numbering scheme in those days told you a lot about their guns. BDAs were offered in three calibers 45 ACP, 9x19mm and 38 Super. Each of these three calibers had their own serial number prefix; 345 for 9mm, 375 for 38 Super, and 395 for 45 ACP.
Your slide shows a serial number beginning with 395RP, which should be a 45 ACP BDA made in 1978.
So, not only does that serial number not belong on that pistol because it's not a SIG serial number, it really doesn't belong because it's a serial number for a different caliber.
And no, it's not a 45 ACP slide at all.
Do you happen to know the proof date on this pistol? The serial number suggests 1978, but as I've stated, the serial number is extra super wrong.
There seems to be a small run of these P220 in 7.65 with Browning serial numbers. Here are 2 othes I've found...
Sig P220 Serial Number Dating Scams
396RP7396 JA 7.65 = Thanks to Dusty Dave (in Serial Number List)Sig P220 Serial Number Dating
395RP7377 JA 7.65mm Para (posted by Ken* on 8/28/14 in Serial Number List thread)395RP7381 falls in between them. I wonder if the 396 prefix on the first is a typo. My theory is that after the importation by Browning ended there were some frames with BDA .45 serials left over and they were completed by Sig Sauer as P220 with new slides and barrels matched to those frames.
Sig P220 Serial Number Dates
Further theorizing (and I'm really going out on a limb here) is that Sig Sauer did not have reason to adhere to Brownings serial number coding and made them up in whatever caliber needed at the time, 7.65 Para to satisfy demand from Italy.