Craigster: I am assuming your gun is marked "The Syracuse", as opposed to "The Hollenbeck"; but regardless how it may be named, a gun in this serial number range should have the moniker engraved on the trigger plate. My research indicates that the gun name change most likely occurred between serial numbers 4000-5000 (I have not seen a Hollenbeck named gun above SN 5000). If your gun is marked "The Syracuse", my best guess is that the gun would have been made in 1896, or shortly after 1896 when period literature tells us the name change took place. If the gun is marked "The Hollenbeck", my best guess would be a manufacture date of 1895 to early 1896. Wish I could be more precise; but to date, the only SAC gun I have been able to date was a Grade 3 gun in the 16,XXX range with a factory presentation plate dated June, 1900.
