XD Talk

outlawrincon · 03-05-2009, 03:07 PM

Hello everyone I just purchased a used xd45 at a local gun shop. I was wondering if you guys knew how to find out the year of the gun by the serial number or some other way. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much. Sorry if its a stupid question I'm just a noobie.

nateroach · 03-05-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by outlawrincon

Hello everyone I just purchased a used xd45 at a local gun shop. I was wondering if you guys knew how to find out the year of the gun by the serial number or some other way. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much. Sorry if its a stupid question I'm just a noobie.

Call Springfield and they can give you a date. I have read on here that several people have done that.

nateroach

outlawrincon · 03-05-2009, 03:13 PM

Thanx for the info. I will be call Springfield soon.

uponthestair · 03-05-2009, 06:21 PM

This list is only for XD45 pistols.

Not trying to be discriminatory, just worked out that way.

I called Springfield Armory about XD 45 serial numbers.

Serial numbers are not necessarily consecutive by date so there are going to be those that are out of order even though there is something of a consecutive trend into 2008 when the numbers began with 6 or 7.

I've learned that the dates on the envelope containing the test bullet casing are the dates that the weapon was tested at the factory in Croatia.

The dates on the envelope are written in the European convention as Day - Month - Year. When you post your date, please SPELL OUT THE NAME OF THE MONTH so I can convert it to Month - Day - Year.

The dates that you get when you call Springfield with your serial number are the dates that the weapons were received by Springfield in the US.

That seems to explain where the numbers and dates seem to overlap over a couple of months' range.

Update from ThumperIII - For anyone that lives in a state that requires any type of firearm registration or basic FFL sale/transfer paper, the correct date of manufacture (as recorded from the fired shell envelope by the FFL licensee) should be written in the 'Firearm Description" section of the application form. So even if they didn't get or keep their fired shell casing envelope, its worth a check of the Owner's Copy of the paperwork. Doesn't apply to everyone, but could aid some people with identifying the mfg date.

This list is only for XD45 pistols.

Not trying to be discriminatory, just worked out that way.

I'll leave out the letters "US" to avoid repetitive typing, and I'm using the US date order (month, day, year), but here's what I've got verified so far:

6000xx, 10/--/2005
600xxx, 12/--/2005
603xxx, 1/--/2006
604xxx, 1/11/2006
606xxx, 1/16/2006
606xxx, 1/20/2006
609xxx, 2/--/2006
610xxx, 2/3/2006
612xxx, 2/13/2006
621xxx, 3/--/2006
626xxx, 5/--/2006
630xxx, 5/4/2006
637xxx, 6/13/2006
644xxx, 7/14/2006
648xxx, 8/23/2006
651xxx, 9/--/2006
652xxx, 6/9/2006
655xxx, 9/19/2006
655xxx, 9/20/2006
656xxx, 9/22/2006
658xxx, 10/12/2006
659xxx. 10/--/2006
6739xx, 12/--/2006
684xxx, 2/--/2007
6873xx, 1/20/2007
6893xx, 1/29/2007
690xxx, 2/--/2007
697xxx, 2/27/2007
707xxx, 4/6/2007
711xxx, 4/27/2007
711xxx, 6/3/2007
712xxx, 4/25/2007
718xxx, 5/27/2007
723xxx, 8/6/2007
729xxx, 7/-/2007
732xxx, 5/7/2007
733xxx, 4/26/2007
737xxx, 7/19/2007
754xxx, 10/26/2007
755xxx, 10/25/2007
7600xx, 11/17/2007
760xxx, 11/20/2007
764xxx, 12/5/2007
765xxx, 12/13/2007
766xxx, 2/--/2008
768xxx, 3/4/2008
769xxx, 3/--/2008
770xxx, 1/12/2008
770xxx, 1/15/2008
7726xx, 1/23/2008
774xxx, 1/31/2008
775xxx, 3/--/2008
777xxx, 2/14/2008
781xxx, 4/--/2008
788xxx, 11/--/2008
790xxx, 12/20/2008
791xxx, 11/24/2008
793xxx, 2/5/2009
794xxx, 4/11/2009

561xxx, 5/26/2009
561xxx, 5/29/2009
562xxx, 5/6/2009
563xxx, 6/18/2009
563xxx, 6/18/2009 (second pistol reported with same date)
564xxx, 6/26/2009
567xxx, 8/28/2009
567xxx, 8/29/2009
569xxx, 9/26/2009
570xxx, 3/5/2009
573xxx, 4/24/2009
574xxx, 3/4/2009
575xxx, 4/7/2009
578xxx, 5/14/09
579xxx, 5/22/09
581xxx, 4/12/2008
583xxx, 1/16/2009
584xxx, 1/16/2009
585xxx, 1/23/2009
587xxx, 5/2/2009
588xxx, 2/17/2009
588xxx, 2/17/2009
589xxx, 2/3/2009
5906xx, 10/11/2008
594xxx, 10/8/2008
596xxx, 10/21/2008
597xxx, 10/23/2008
598xxx, 11/6/2008

The following serial numbers begin with XD instead of US but are current production:

600xxx, 9/26/2009
601xxx, 10/1/2009
603xxx, 10/13/2009
603xxx, 10/16/2009
604xxx, 10/16/2009
606xxx, 10/30/2009
607xxx, 10/11/2009
616xxx, 3/---/2010
6183xx, 5/2/2010
619xxx, 2/27/2010
624xxx, 4/14/2010
6255xx, 5/10/2010
6283xx, 6/--/2010
629xxx, 6/11/2010
630xxx, 7/12/2010
634xxx, 8/17/2010
640xxx, 10/4/2010
646xxx, 1/12/2011
654xxx, 3/30/2011
655xxx. 7/4/2011
657xxx, 4/20/2011
664xxx, 11/9/2011

This is the first report of a serial number beginning with XD instead of US. I called SA customer service and learned that newly manufactured pistols were being received with serial numbers beginning with XD along with pistols with serial numbers beginning with US.

I'll list those separately and see how it plays out.

When you post your serial number, please make sure you note if it begins with XD or US.

Let's see if we can expand the list by having others report their serial numbers and manufacture dates either from the date on the test fire casing's envelope or a phone call to Springfield Armory 800-680-6866.

outlawrincon · 03-05-2009, 07:31 PM

Spoke with Springfield and they ran my number. Turns out to be a late 2006. Not to bad. The guns apperance looks as if it were a 2008. Thanks for the replies guys.

**SaBoTaGe** · 03-05-2009, 08:07 PM

what about the test fire cartridge that comes with the gun???

uponthestair · 03-06-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SaBoTaGe

what about the test fire cartridge that comes with the gun???

The smack you just heard was me smacking myself upside the head for not thinking about that.

Only one of mine still has the test casing (655xxx) and the envelope is dated 9/19/06.

**XDFlash** · 03-06-2009, 09:23 AM

Speaking of the test fire cartridges,,,, Does the value of the gun stay higher if I keep these two cartridges?

Mine shows me that it was manufactured about a year before I purchased mine.

**bfc** · 03-06-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by uponthestair

The smack you just heard was me smacking myself upside the head for not thinking about that.

Only one of mine still has the test casing (655xxx) and the envelope is dated 9/19/06.

I purchased my gun on 03-01-09. The test fire envelope says 03-02-09.
In my case they must be using the European/Croatian dating system where they put the day/month/year. If not, something really tricky must have happened.

uponthestair · 03-06-2009, 09:49 AM

Maybe time flows backward in Croatia.

Anyway, if you have some idea of your production date, please post it with your serial number (use xxx for the last 3 digits so you don't reveal the whole number) so we can all have a running time line to refer to.