I have up for sale a Pre-Ban PWA Commando A2 20' HBAR. A2 Handguards are the older shiny mottled type.
Has the uncommon 'Type E' Trapdoor Stock. Also has Big Head Forward Assist. 1x9 twist non chrome lined Pre-Ban Colt Mag Included Serial number is 57XX PWA is Pac West Arms, it's an old school AR company from back in the day.
Started makeing AR's in the late 70's/early 80's until they went out of business sometime in the 90's. They made both Preban and Postban lowers. From what I read lowers with a serial number less than 33XXX are Preban. Also the Postban lowers have a year prefix to the serial number such as 95 42XXX, indicating it was made in 1995. Mine is a 4 digit PWA so obviously is Preban and an earlier one at that. $875 Broken External Image.
By the serial number, I am almost certain it is pre-ban. How can I be sure it is. At best, what you got is a parts gun made with a PWA lower and some (or all) Bushmaster parts. At worst, its a PWA. PWAs were sold by Pac West Arms. They have been out of business for quite a while now.
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Well,.223 or rather 556 (same thing, but different ). The ARs are nice modular guns. There are several ones in.22LR AFAIK and of course adapter kits for putting.22LR mags in the mag wells of the standard rifles, but that is of course of no interest to you, as you are looking at a 22. According to the ATF, Pac West Arms (PWA) produced 2,964 rifles in 2000. Only 2 in 2001. The PWA company is now defunct. Only 2,966 rifles built.
PWA also produced complete AR15s in the late 70's and early eighties and lowers in the nineties. All pre-ban lowers have PWA with a circle around it stamped and under it is Milan, IL. 5.56 Commando and the 4-6 digit serial number. Pre-ban lowers are SN 35222 and below. All post ban lowers have the year appended to the serial number.
Pre-ban lowers go for $400-$900 depending on condition. Serial number list.