HW45 date

[tomykay12]

Hi. Any way to date a HW 45? Serial #? Thanx, tk

[Nikoman]

Look here: 
http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php/topic,33473.0.html

[tomykay12]

Yep, thanx,  know about the stamp on the Dianas; this is a HW45 Weihrauch spring pistol, also imported as a Beeman P1. This one is new to me, and the seller did not know the age, though he bought it from the original owner. Just curious, tk

[Nikoman]

Oops, sorry!
Missed that one, read it so fast that I thought you meant Diana 45.

Found something on another site,
Try these serials:

?    ?   350XXX
198?   353246
1985   353XXX
1989   352091
1989   364795
1995   379065
200?   388351
2002   390000
2006   395976
2007   397XXX
2008   4XXXXX

[tomykay12]

Yes, thanks, that verifies info from the yellow. My new to me '45 is 395xxx making it mid 2006. HW's  are to classy to have a trampstamp like Diana, lol, tk

[Nikoman]

I prefer the tramp stamp Diana's were always a little more daring!

[Supaflee]

Ah ha , amaising what a search shows up .
 This info tells me that my HW 45 , s/n 387915 is only 436 less in the series than a 2000 model with s/n 388351 .
 So , maybe it's about a late 1999 ?
 That'll do me .
 Supaflee

[mtsheron70]

Great resource to know Nikoman!  Thanks for posting.

[jdub]

I have a P1 version of the HW45 and discovered this week that there are two variations of the breech seal and you need the serial number to identify which to get.   

Unfortunately I don't know of a way to correlate P1 and HW45 serial numbers.  I believe that Weihrauch reserved a block of numbers for the P1 so they're tracked separately.

I ordered a P1 seal from Pyramyd after trying a few different sized #009 o-rings from the hardware store.  My current seal is a little nicked up but it still performed better than the replacements I tried.  The one from PA should be here next week. 

Great pistols!

(edited 1/9/17 to remove broken links)

[mtsheron70]

I have to get me one of the P1's or HW45's!  They are just good looking guns!

[Supaflee]

I waited years and years before I found the mintest looking , and right priced pistol, at the same time as I had the right amount of 'surplus ' cash .
 The wait is worth it . These are a thing of beauty alright .
 Supaflee

[Remo]

I read that 300,000 to 350,000 were reserved for the Beeman P1.  My 1987 P1 has a serial of 308986.

Eric