I feel this is something that should have been brought to the attention of a buyer. I just have the feeling that if I ever go to trade this in or sell it, when I get to the part where I mention the two different numbers, either they wil no longer want it, or it will suddenly be 'worth less because of that'.Įven though I admit that I shoud have 'caught it' prior to buying, I find it hard to believe that a dealer would have had this in and on his books and never noticed the numbers being different. I haven't had a chance to call him yet and see his story (it was one rotten day at work). I commented when looking at it that it looked like it had never even been sho and the dealer said 'it hasn't'.

And the slide and barrel have no wear or marks. I just find it very odd that the gun was only 21/2 months old and has had the frame replaced. Yes, it is my 'fault' for not checking close enough. But I bought it from a dealer I have dealt with for many years and if I had been told it had mismatched numbers, I would have passed. The number on the plate on the frame is the number used on my receipt. And sure wish my dealer would have told me before I bought it.Īnybody run into this before? Should I worry about the function/reliability of the gun with a different frame? What about resale value, would you pay as much for a gun with mismatched numbers ? Thanx for any input.įirst, I am positive the numbers are different. Just seems really unusual for a gun that is less than three months old to have the frame replace. Sent an email to Springfield but have had no response yet. Obviously the frame has been replaced for some reason. Paperwork where I bought it shows the serial number matching the frame, which I understand is correct. But lo and behold, the serial number on the plate n the frame is different. Then when I get it all back together, I notice that the serial number on the slide an barrel match the serial number on the 'test brass' envelope. Fired brass in envelope shows a test fire date of 02 13 07. Get it home and do a 'clean and inspect'.

Looks like new in box, doesn't appear to have been fired. So i found what I thought was a great deal on an XD45 Tactical Saturday.

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