Derringer Serial numbers
Regular Serial numbers - Highest serial number shipped for the year. Derringer serial numbers began at about 1,261,903 which shipped October 15, 1962.
Note the serial number research is a work in process and these numbers are the best estimates as of the revision data of this page. Although it appears that the guns were generally assembled in numerical sequence, the shipments were not and some guns remained in inventory for weeks, months, or even years between assembly and shipment. The only valid way to determine the shipping date is by researching the individual serial number in the factory records.
| YEAR | Serial number | D prefix (5 digit) | . | One to Three digit | DM prefix | GP prefix | SP prefix |
| . | . | . | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Silver |
| 1962 |
(1) 1,261,903 1,285,049 |
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| 1963 | 1,353,764 |
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(10) 1,338,884 1,339,080 |
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| 1964 | 1,418,870 | . | . | (B) 1 | . | . | . |
| 1965 | 1,517,787 | . | . | x | . | . | . |
| 1966 | 1,610,707 | . | . | x | . | . | . |
| 1967 | 1,853,513 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1968 | 2,030,404 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1969 | 2,172,356 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1970 | 2,232,503 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1971 | 2,282,293 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1972 | 2,356,207 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1973 | 2,424,175 |
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2,366,561 2,397,810 |
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| 1974 | 2,469,497 | . | . | . | (11 ) DM 0
DM 57 |
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| 1975 | (2) 2,500,xxx | (3) D 01,001 D 04,660 |
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(11 ) DM 2 DM 208 |
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| 1976 | . | (4) D 12,047 | . | . | (11 ) DM 26 DM 416 |
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| 1977 |
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(5) D 13,000 (6) D 16,309 |
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(11 ) DM 321 |
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| 1978 | . | (A) D 16,310 D 16,312 (7) D 16,313 D 24,287 |
. | . | (11 ) DM 395 | . | . |
| 1979 | . | D 30,586 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1980 |
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D 47,453 |
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GP 000 GP 1,000 |
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| 1981 |
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D 77,166 |
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(12) SP 000 SP 500 |
| 1982 | . | D 86,601 | D 81,122 | . | . | . | (12) |
| 1983 | . | (8) D 94,041 | . | . | . | . | . |
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(9) D 96,098 V |
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(1) Lowest derringer serial number found to date October 15, 1962, a 9193
(2) Highest derringer in regular serial number series. ____ __, 1975, a 9---.
(3) First D prefix serial number packed July 31, 1975 and shipped January 6, 1976, a 9306.
(4) Last Hamden derringer December 29, 1976, a 9194.
(5) First East Hartford derringer May 29, 1977, a 9194.
(6) Last Leisure Group derringer shipped December 22, 1977.
(A) Last Leisure group derringer manufactures January 18, 1978 all 9306. ML29222
(7) First High Standard Inc. derringer February 22, 1978, a 9306.
(8) Last 1983 derringer Septermber 15, 1983, a 9306.
(9) Highest derringer serial number July 26, 1984, a 9194 .
(10) Lowest serial number found for a gold derringer serial number ____ __, 19__, a 919_
(11) DM derringers listed with lowest and highest serial numbers shipped each year. Only one DM derringer shipped in 1978. Shipped July 26, 1978,
(12) Silver plated derringers made and shipped August through October 1981 except as noted. SP 103, SP 110, SP 159, & SP 164 shipped 1/5/1982. SP 000 shipped to Elliott in 1984.
Three digit serial number derringers are mixed catalog numbers 9193, 9194, 9195,
DM are all 9196
GP are all 9196
Compiled by _ John Stimson, Jr.
Released ___ 1 April, 2002
Revised ___ 23 October 2003
© John J. Stimson, Jr. 2002