"LETTER " for a firearm

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cortez kid

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I have researched the FORUM and have not seen an explanation for the following. What is getting a "letter" on a firearm. In particular I read about this with S&W's. Is there a special registration, is this beneficial in a collector's sense, should I pursue this for my weapons? Kind of in the dark about this .thanx
GOOD SHOOTIN
KID
 
The letter you are talking about is from the Smith and Wesson records department.You supply a description and the serial number of your gun and they will look it up and send you a letter telling the history of your gun.Who it was shipped to,orginal finish and stuff like that.The cost is 30.00 and there is a link on the S&W website.
 
Hello! I will field your question. On some occassions when the
date of manufacture is in question, one can obtain a letter relating
to information about said weapon from the S&W historian, Mr. Roy
Jinks. Usually, this is the case with older undocumented weapons.
A nominal fee ($30, I think?) is the amount S&W charges for this
service.

In some instances, members here at TFL can look the desired info
up for you using The Standard Catalog Of Smith & Wesson 2nd
edition by Supica & Nahas.

Best Wishes,
 
Thanks for the info. Would I want to get these as a "nice" thing to have with my weapons, or is it mainly for discrepancies. In other words, would be like a pedigree or build sheet type of thing or don't bother.
good shootin
kid
 
I guess it really depends on you. I would imagine most people get them for their collectible Smiths, or want to know how a gun left the factory. I personally just sent away for a letter for a gun that I plan to use as a shooter, just for fun. There's an example letter at the link above. Most of the others I have read have similar info.
 
I have lettered several of my guns and have letters on some of the guns I bought. The smith letters are generally boilerplate on a particular model except for about 2 sentances. In those sentances you get the date shipped, and the configuration and where it was shipped. If it went to a particular person you get that also. In some cases it was worth the $30 to me, but many of them I will never letter. I mean after about the sixth 38/44 heavy duty letter that says 5 paragraphs identically and then 2 sentances of information you have to ask yourself if the 180$ would have been better spent on ammo....
 
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