947.5 is half of the number 1895.
Nearest I could find with that serial number was a single action army & bisley (pre war ) made in 1895.
The average of any one number is itself, so the answer is 1895.
per the Cody records, the lowest number 30 wcf rifle was #846,received in the warehouse 7/11/1895, shipped 7/12/1895. the lowest number 30 wcf carbine was #4787, received in the warehouse 6/24/1895, shipped 7/2/1895. now the first 30 wcf is #3314, received in the warehouse 5/29/1895, shipped 5/29/1895. the first 30 wcf carbine is #4787, received in the warehouse 6/24/1895, shipped 7/2/1895
Yes, the number for a year is a noun. The number 1945 can also be an adjective if used to describe a noun, such as '1945 attendees'.
No way to answer without the serial number.
1972
John Ellis (1841 - December 5, 1910) served as the first Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, serving between 1885 and 1910, including the whole of 1895.
William Ambrose (1832 - January 18, 1908) served as the first Member of Parliament for Harrow, serving between 1885 and 1899, including the whole of 1895.
Henry James Tollemache (1846 - April 2, 1939), the first Member of Parliament for Eddisbury, served between 1885 and 1906, including the whole of 1895.
1897. DC
made 1895