No, colt recently (about a year ago I think) started making new 1991's with various improvements, such as higher quality extractor, trigger, grips, and overall much better workmanship. The discernable difference is that the older variants had large block lettering on the slide, while the newer ones have smaller lettering and the horse logo. Unfortunately, they have the same model number. So back to my question, does anyone know how to get a newer one just by ordering from a catalogue? Does anyone know the serial number range or cutoff?