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March 22, 2017
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Hello,
I'm a new member here. I'm a gun nut. I inherited what I believe is a DW Model 15-2 6V, from my father, in 1985. I reluctantly sold it about 1994. I am also a car nut. I have a '64 GTO that I've owned since I was 17. Well, the 4-speed busted on it. I needed money to fix it. So, I sold the gun to a friend. I had been kicking myself for it ever since. I recently asked the friend to get the model number off of it so I could buy the same kind. He ended up giving it back to me! I'm VERY happy to have it back! I've bragged my whole life about how accurate this gun is. I'm taking it out to shoot this weekend. Can't wait to send some down range! I also have a collection of various other handguns, rifles, and shotguns. I own a 27 acre piece of recreational property. My close friend owns 27 acres adjoining it. I've set up a pretty nice permanent gun range. My buddies and I shoot quite a bit. Thanks, Jeff
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Welcome to the forum! A 64 Goat AND your dad's Dan back, lucky guy! Sounds like you have a great set up to shhot anytime the mood strikes you, congrats.
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March 22, 2017
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Thanks! I am fortunate.
March 22, 2017
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My serial number is 641xx. May I ask what year this would indicate? Should I start a thread with this question?
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JSchmitz said
My serial number is 641xx. May I ask what year this would indicate? Should I start a thread with this question?
Looks like 1976-77.
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JSchmitz said
My serial number is 641xx. May I ask what year this would indicate? Should I start a thread with this question?
Naw, you're good asking your question in your intro thread and nice Goat by the way. Somebody will be along shortly to give you an approximate manufacturing date.
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February 16, 2016
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In the meantime, here is a link to our Serial Number Registry, so you can look around for yourself;
https://www.danwessonforum.com/wp-content/files/DanWessonSerialNumbers.pdf
February 16, 2016
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Looks like 1977 to me.
March 22, 2017
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Thanks for the compliments and information.
I would have guessed the year to be around 1977. I think my dad was the second owner. He bought it from a good friend of his.
Moderator: Can you correct my typo in the title? Change Memeber to Member please!
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February 4, 2017
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Welcome aboard! I've only been here a little while but found everybody to be really helpful.
It's really something great to have a buddy like that!
My girlfriend had a 68 GTO that wasn't running too well. It had been a gift to her. She sold it to her brother-in-law for $100 and he entered it in a demolition derby and trashed it.
I can understand a move like that from a young woman...but he needed real help!!
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March 22, 2017
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"It’s really something great to have a buddy like that!"
It is!
"My girlfriend had a 68 GTO that wasn’t running too well. It had been a gift to her. She sold it to her brother-in-law for $100 and he entered it in a demolition derby and trashed it.
I can understand a move like that from a young woman…but he needed real help!!"
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My buddy had a '66 GTO that was yellow with a black vinyl top and I had a '67 Chevelle SS that was Butternut Yellow with a black vinyl top. We tore it up !
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JSchmitz said
Thanks for the compliments and information.I would have guessed the year to be around 1977. I think my dad was the second owner. He bought it from a good friend of his.
Moderator: Can you correct my typo in the title? Change Memeber to Member please!
There, fixed it for 'ya.
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March 22, 2017
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SCORPIO said
There, fixed it for 'ya.
Lol! Thanks! I feel better!
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Gud 2 C thet Cris gut et fixitated fer youse
Sorry, I could not help myself. I was feeling frisky and did my best to come up with as many errors as possible on my reply, Jim Beam and I had to override a lot of spell checks.
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to the . Nice gun story and what an awesome GM muscle car too!
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Steve said
Gud 2 C thet Cris gut et fixitated fer youseSorry, I could not help myself. I was feeling frisky and did my best to come up with as many errors as possible on my reply, Jim Beam and I had to override a lot of spell checks.
Welcome to Dan Wesson Forum
Steve
PS, this one made it "Still Fun", thanks for indulging me
That's it! I'm outa here!
Thanks for all the welcomes and compliments (Except Steve)!
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I think your gun may date from a little earlier. 1975 or 76. 15-2s started with serial number 50,000 and they had the early target grips like yours that date to the earliest Dans. They also did not yet have interchangable front sights with colored ramps. It seems the 15-2 was designed and produced earlier than we had previously believed. I think they started making them in 1974 or a year earlier and were selling porkchop models also until they ran out of them. I am of the unfounded opinion that they dumped the last 20,000 models 14 and 15 on High Standard to sell as Sentinel MK II and III. That is one reason High Standard never had extra Barrel Assemblies. This is pure conjecture.
I had several ambitions back in the mid sixties. I craved a GTO, a Norton motorcycle, a 14 ft Donzi deep V with a Boss 302, and a wife and family. The only one I got was the wife and family, finally.
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