Charter Arms Serial Number?

[AraneaeFatalis]

I have an old revolver that I inherited from my grandfather. It is at Five-shot Charter Arms Target Bulldog in .357 Magnum. I haven't been able to find any serial number lookup to find out what year it was made in. Does anyone have any idea where I can find this out at?

 

[PetahW]

AFAIK, the only way to positively date a CA would be to give the SN to CA's Customer Service & ask.



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[g.willikers]

Saved from ??
But thanks to whomever posted this:

The earliest 1st Gen - ~0 to ~19,000 have NO barrel ADDRESS and s/n is on lower right corner on right side of frame. CA company founded in 1964, first production pieces of the Undercover model produced in 1965
Bridgeport CONN address - ~19000 to ~315,000 1967 - 1973
Stratford CONN address - ~316000 to ~1,090,000 1974 - ~1991
All marked as Charter Arms Corporation

2nd Generation - CHARCO, Ansonia Conn adress - 1,090,000 to ??? ~1991 - 1999

3rd Generation - CHARTER 2000 - Shelton Conn - 0 to where ever they are today.

 

[diceman3]

Charter Arms Bulldog 3" Bridgeport, Conn

Pristine with serial 33435. Beyond the published 32500.

 

[lee n. field]

I have an old revolver that I inherited from my grandfather. It is at Five-shot Charter Arms Target Bulldog in .357 Magnum. I haven't been able to find any serial number lookup to find out what year it was made in. Does anyone have any idea where I can find this out at?

Call Charter. They should be able to tell you. (Call, don't email.)

I know the current serial numbers have the date encoded in them, but don't remember exactly how.