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Re: Mfg. Year of Normandy 4

Author: Johan H Nilsson
Date: 2018-01-23 19:54

Dan/Ursa,

When I check my little "register" of serial numbers I find no less than 5 other Normandy 4s with low serial numbers between 5000 and 12000. The bulk of Normandy 4s then start at 58000.

If deviating serial numbers were the result of mistakes, we should see serial numbers that were "ahead of their time", for instance an L7 with a 60000+ serial. But so far I have only seen serials that lag in time, hence my theory that they were reusing old bodies that for some reason had been abandoned. This is quite strange though since the serial number was probably stamped very late in the process, probably just before the key work was mounted. Reusing a body with a serial number stamped would require an almost identical design. The tone holes could be reworked and made larger and the bore could be re-reamed and made larger but overall it would be a complicated process.

Post Edited (2018-01-24 13:13)

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