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Commanders were commercial pistols. Commercial pistols had a "C" in different positions of the serial numbers depending on time of production. The serial number range of the pistol in question would place its production in 1912 the 'LW' withstanding.
Blue Book indicates Commanders presented to geetsls and all serial numbers had prefixes. If there is a source indicating noncommercial Commander serial numbers I'd be interested in being directed to it. Always willing to learn.
This pistol appears in the on-line Colt serial number database as a 1950 Commander if the search term used is "4496LW". It does have the verified proof stamp on the trigger guard. I have not been able to field strip it to check the slide and frame internals.