Hi guys.I just laid away an old pre-27 S&W 357 magnum N-frame.
Iwas wondering if anyone could tell me the year it was made.
The serial number is S1356XX.It appears unfired and is in it's original gold box and has a 5" barrel.
Thanks
I would be interested in the answer since I picked up one also about two years ago. It's a 3.5" parkerized model, ser no. S136xxx. I had planned on sending a request to S&W for a history on this pistol but never got around to it. I did for another pistol and found out that my 2" M&P was shipped in September 1949, the same month I was born!
The best way to get an exact read on your pistol is to ask S&W.
I don't care what the other guys on the forum think. I think you're an okay guy!
Seriously, thanks for the info. I now have a line on a first year of mfg S&W Model 60. A lot of older guns are coming out of the closets around here. I am picking and choosing my way through them.
I am curious, where do you get your info on serial numbers from? I've got Roy Jinks' book but it only has general serial number ranges, and these for only some models.