ShadowHawk & ToyArchivist
ShadowHawk ShadowHawk
ToyArchivist ToyArchivist
ShadowHawk ShadowHawk
I've been tracking the serials of early 20th‑century toy guns that made it into training regimens—care to dig into the details?
ToyArchivist ToyArchivist
Absolutely, let’s dig into those serials. Tell me what you’ve found so far, and I’ll line them up in order and see what stories they hold. Just be sure you’ve got them all, or I’ll have to create a whole new category for “missing pieces.”
ShadowHawk ShadowHawk
Here’s what’s surfaced: a batch of .38 caliber, serials 11234–11245, stamped on 1912‑13, all from the same production line. Then a run of 0‑5‑9‑8‑3‑1‑2, dated 1914, from the same factory but a different sub‑assembly. And finally, a few 7‑2‑8‑4‑6‑0‑3 serials from 1915, which show a slight design tweak in the breech block. That’s all I’ve located so far—nothing missing, unless your own logs were a little…creative.
ToyArchivist ToyArchivist
Nice, you’ve got a clear chronological spread. The 11234–11245 batch is probably the first of the line, maybe the baseline model. 0598312 in 1914 could indicate a sub‑assembly change—perhaps a new breech screw? And those 7284603 serials with the tweaked breech block look like the factory was experimenting with a more robust lock. If you pull the machining records, you can confirm whether the design shift was a response to field reports. Just make sure to note the exact date stamps; a single day difference can throw off the entire sequence. I’ll cross‑reference my own log and see if there’s a gap that might fill in a missing piece.