Wes,
There are only a few documented Test Pistols if we are to accept only those pistols whose serial number can be found in the archives of the Ordnance Department. The Bannerman list does not agree with the accepted serial number list as it contains several pistols above the accepted range and most of these are consecutive to the accepted numbers, and serial numbers almost 100 below the accepted list have all the features of the Test Pistols. There is much disagreement as to what is and what is not a Test Pistol, and there are not enough facts at present to make a solid determination that none exist above a certain serial number.
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