#Colt ar15 serial numbers list serial numbers#
#Colt ar15 serial numbers list series#

#Colt ar15 serial numbers list series#

These prefix series are divided by a date range to their right.

#Colt ar15 serial numbers list serial numbers#

Each subsequent serial number range (either beginning with 0001, or 1001) will show a 1 or 2 letter prefix.ДЄdditionally, you will see several lines for serial numbers that begin with the same letter(s) prefix. The initial receivers made by Olympic Arms simply contain a 4 digit serial number, no letter prefix. If youвЂ™ll notice, all the serial number ranges have a letter prefix but one. At Olympic, we group our serial numbered lowers into вЂњrangesвЂќ. Remember that Olympic Arms fully complied, and still does, with ATF regulations regarding A&D books.Д«elow you will see a list of serial numbers. If youвЂ™d like to read why this decision was made, please read the article in the About Us section titled вЂњPre-fire Bound BooksвЂќ. Many people and organizations have been critical of Olympic Arms for not securing a copy of these records elsewhere, or keeping an electronic file of this data as an emergency back up. We CANNOT provide you with the date the serial number was shipped, we CANNOT provide you with information determining whether a particular serial number was a factory assembled firearm, and most importantly, we CANNOT determine whether or not your particular serial number is a legal grandfathered pre-ban firearm. This is an unfortunate situation that severely limits our ability to provide product information for any and all AR-15В lower receivers and/or complete guns manufactured prior to that date.В As a result all that we can provide is what you see below, a date вЂњrangeвЂќ in which your serial number was manufactured. All A& D book records prior to the 7th of June, 2000 are GONE. These books, over 25 years of Olympic Arms history and data, were completely destroyed in that fire. The books that we, as well as all federally licensed firearms dealers are required to keep are commonly known as вЂњBound BooksвЂќ, or вЂњA&DвЂќ (acquisition & distribution) books. In those offices were housed our current as well as archival records with regards to manufacture, acquisition and distribution of firearms.

Please read all of the details on this page because there are many questions answered in the following paragraphs.ДЄs many of you already know, on the 7th of June, 2000, Olympic Arms experienced a devastating fire that destroyed our sales offices.

Use the information in this page to help determine when your Olympic Arms AR 15 was produced. What does my serial number have to do with a PRE BAN AR 15?ДЄ: NothingВ is more frustrating than to know little or nothing about the firearm you own or are about to buy.