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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: Spokes on November 26, 2013, 01:08:17 pm

Title: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Spokes on November 26, 2013, 01:08:17 pm: Has any one got a 955 and a 855. If so can you tell me the first few digits of the frame number please. I know the frame codes differ on the 857 and 957 so would like to check the 855/955.
ie
856 models seem to start H5 or H6
956 - ?

857 models start H7
957 models start KU6

855 - 0
955 - AO

Cheers

Chris
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Spokes on November 26, 2013, 01:30:28 pm: Quote from: Spokes on November 26, 2013, 01:08:17 pm
Has any one got a 955 and a 855. If so can you tell me the first few digits of the frame number please. I know the frame codes differ on the 857 and 957 so would like to check the 855/955.
ie
856 models seem to start H5 or H6
956 - ?

857 models start H7
957 models start KU6

855 - ?
955 - ?

Cheers

Chris
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Willie_B on November 26, 2013, 05:49:16 pm: My 855 is just a 6 digit number starting with 038. My beast is H6L.
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Spokes on November 27, 2013, 01:40:17 am: Cheers Willie.
Ok that's interesting. Your Beast is H6 so must be a '56 model.
Do you think your 855 might possibly start with the letter O and not a zero? A letter O would follow the letter first patern the other frames use?
I have info of a 955 that starts AO, number.
It seems that the frames made in Taiwan seem to have one letter, one number, one letter, then numbers.
The 9 series frames that were reported to be made in house seem to possibly have two letters, one number.

My reason for researching this is to check originality. The frame number is the only way to check after a frame has been stripped and polished.

Chris
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Spokes on November 27, 2013, 01:44:04 am: Anyone got a 956 or a 954 they could check?

Chris
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: purple gerbil on November 27, 2013, 04:41:18 pm: Will check my 954 in the morning ;)
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Spokes on November 28, 2013, 01:22:45 am: Nice one , thank you.

Chris
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: purple gerbil on November 28, 2013, 01:43:22 am: Here's what I have...

The 1992 862 is H1MOO Then 4 numbers.

The 1994 954 is H4AO1 Then 4 numbers.

The 862 could possibly be a late 91 produced frame.
I suppose it depends when production started.
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Spokes on November 28, 2013, 01:43:46 pm: Ok I think it's going to take a lot more frame numbers to work the true patern out, but there is definitely a patern forming.
What we need is for lots more forum members to offer their numbers so we can collate a list, then the patern should be apparent.
Everyone..?

Chris
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: kiwi on November 29, 2013, 04:30:46 pm: i will check my 756
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Spokes on December 01, 2013, 01:43:09 pm: Quote from: Willie_B on November 26, 2013, 05:49:16 pm
My 855 is just a 6 digit number starting with 038. My beast is H6L.

I've checked a 955 my self and I looks like the second digit is a zero - A0... So it would follow that 855 start with 0 (zero) and not a Letter O.

Chris
Title: Re: 955 & 855 frame numbers
Post by: Willie_B on December 02, 2013, 02:24:02 pm: Just got the friend that has my 756 to check.

Frame number is H6H.