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Title: CZ serial number lookup
Post by: bGant on January 28, 2020, 12:36:26 PM
I am looking at a used shadow. Upon inspection it has different serial numbers on the frame and slide. So I am not sure exactly what it is. Is there a way to look up serial numbers?

Serial Numbers are
 
A301934 Frame

A388981 Slide

Slide says shadow. Overall the gun looks like a Shadow Target 2.
Title: Re: CZ serial number lookup
Post by: Rmach on January 28, 2020, 12:39:24 PM
Cal CZUSA and they can tell you about each serial number and what it belonged to.
Title: Re: CZ serial number lookup
Post by: Old-Duckman on January 28, 2020, 02:05:30 PM
Hmmmm, sounds suspicious. Never saw one w/o matching numbers. Unless you can absolutely steal it, I'd probably shy away.
Title: Re: CZ serial number lookup
Post by: bGant on January 28, 2020, 04:54:07 PM
Cal CZUSA and they can tell you about each serial number and what it belonged to.

Turns out it is a standard sp01 frame with a shadow slide, at least according to CZ USA. They further indicated that it went through the custom shop. It was used for competition by its current and previous owner. It has likely been fiddled with quite a bit. It might be a great gun. I will never know as I am going to pass on it.
Title: Re: CZ serial number lookup
Post by: Raining_Brass on January 28, 2020, 05:26:46 PM
Hmmmm, sounds suspicious. Never saw one w/o matching numbers. Unless you can absolutely steal it, I'd probably shy away.
Lol it's not a big deal. It's not uncommon for people to swap slides, barrels, and frames. Not weird or suspicious at all to have barrels/slide/frames with mixed serials on a non factory gun, especially if it was once owned by a competitive shooter.
Title: Re: CZ serial number lookup
Post by: Grendel on January 28, 2020, 05:41:57 PM
There's a Shadow or SP-01 slide for sale right now in the classifieds. Somewhere else, is another Frankengun. It happens.