Originally Posted by
T-Mar
The obvious answer is that it was manufactured by a different contractor. If you look back though the thread, you'll find that are several different serial number formats, indicating that Shogun didn't have any allegiance toone particular manufacturer and probaly allocated contracts primarily on price. On the other hand, are you sure that one or two of those "5"s aren't "S"s?
I wasn't thinking that through - of course that makes perfect sense. After all the time and trouble I go to with my Peugeots, you'd think I'd remember just how little sense the serial numbers make. In response to the second comment, I went back to make sure I was reading it correctly and it's definitely numbers only. Anyway, now you've got this number to add into the database. Hope they all begin to make a little more sense as time goes on!