woodwright Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I need some help identifying a Witness. I picked it up in a trade the other day. It looks like a 40 S&W LMTD, but its only got three mount holes on one side of the frame, and it doesn't say Limited. Any info would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 could be one of these? The pictured I attached is from the 1993 EAA Catalog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksim Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 How were these different from the new ones out now? I ran across one recently in open configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 old ones were small frames. New limited's are large frame. Those old small frame 40's only get 12 rounds in a mag, before trying to mess with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodwright Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 I found a thread that listed the year codes, and this one pulled up as a 1979 model. I think its been in somebody's safe for a long time. It still looks brand new. I would like to find an ambi or RH safety for it since I'm left handed. was able to get 13 in the mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 could be one of these? The pictured I attached is from the 1993 EAA Catalog No more aguing about it. Shoot it! it's Brian Enos' choice. Thats a cool add. Where did you find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDM Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) could be one of these? The pictured I attached is from the 1993 EAA Catalog I thought Limited was a "division"? Edited March 14, 2012 by SDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 No more aguing about it. Shoot it! it's Brian Enos' choice. Thats a cool add. Where did you find it? I found a guy on Ebay a few years ago selling some old catalogs. I saw this one (1993 version) and had to have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivoproseem Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 that gun was not made in 1979.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodwright Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 that gun was not made in 1979.... I reread that thread. I'm thinking its just the serial number on mine. But there's no other numbers anywhere. I took the slide off and theres nothing in the frame either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 you can actually contact EAA, give them the serial #. They can tell you when it was built. I did that with several of mine Good luck, nice gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivoproseem Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 the letters should be in a square box on the frame...somewhere. The newest Tanfos I have were made after 2005 and have it marked on the outside of the frame in front of the trigger pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke531 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I have the same gun in 38 super and its a large frame I called EAA and dated my serial number , mine came into the U.S. in 1995. I'll try and get some pics and post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodwright Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Just got off the phone with EAA, It was brought in in 93. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Hepworth Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 wow,..looks like the new Tanfoglio stock3 9mm small frame....a lot! Basepads look like the ones I use now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerburgess Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Can you say great L10 Gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Can you say great L10 Gun! L10??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I think he's thinking "in the box" by keeping the original base pads. By swapping base pads, it make more than a great L10 gun, it makes a great Limited gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 It's the 1993 Competition Frame gun. Regardless of caliber they would only take short-length ammo (1.125 or 1.135 if your lucky). I have one, it's a good gun, I keep it in my bedroom loaded with very modern hollowpoints. I like it better for defense than one of my glocks because it's hammer-fired. Also has the best SA trigger of all my guns, ever, about 1.75 lbs and extremely smooth with a strong reset. The large competition frame that can hold 38 Super or 45 ACP came out in (I think) 1995. From what I recall they're a b---h to make reliable in 40 cal so Tanfoglio came out with even more frame sizes and mag sizes that you can buy today. The gun you have, if you tweak everything to the 141.4mm mag length, will only hold 15 rounds of 40 ammo plus one in the chamber. As they say, not competitive in Limited. At the time they came out, the small frame could legally make use of a longer mag pad that would hold up to 17 rounds but the rules were changed to limit mag length at 140 mm which was magically-coincidentally the length of the STI factory mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I didn't realize the small frame mags were narrower to the point that you could only get 15 rounds even with the 141.25mm base pads. I guess I learned something new today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Yeah me too, thats crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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