Smith and Wesson serial number search

Wow, great thread.....I just about an hour ago picked up a 686 2 1/2" 7 shot, pre lock beauty...
The number is CEP0XXX, could someone give me an idea when that was made?
What a beautifull gun too, never used in mint shape, my first revolver...
 
range rider13: J6117XX = 1977; J8863XX = 1981

MonsterB: late 2000 or early 2001
(nice gun to start with - everyone should have at least one 686)
 
Thanks Flyfish, my man!
here are a couple pics, sorry for the crapy cellphone cam but it will have to do..
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Thanks again
 
Model 49 Bodyguard

Looking at the info here, would it be correct in assuming my S&W model 49 serial number 9J9XXX would be around 1971-1972? Thanks for any help!
 
Just found this great site and looking for any help. My father passed and left me my grandfathers service revolver. From what I can gather it is .357 magnum. The barrel seems short and it has a 6 bullet capacity and the only numbers on it are S 1566XX. Any and all info would be great. My wife is insisting I get rid of it. Looks like a lock box is in my future.
 
Amish Hitman (love that screen name!): Your gun dates from 1956, just before S&W started assigning model numbers to their revolvers. It's either a .357 Magnum Model of 1950 (pre-Model 27) or a Highway Patrolman (pre-Model 28). The former will have a high-polish blue finish while the latter, the more utilitarian version of the same gun, will be more of a satin blue. There are other finish detail differences such as a lack of serrations on the barrel rib on the M28.
 
The 4" was product code 103591, 2500 mfd. 1989

model 586-3 with a matte finish

BDF9xxx


did these come with wood round butt grips?
 
The 4" was product code 103591, 2500 mfd. 1989

model 586-3 with a matte finish

BDF9xxx


did these come with wood round butt grips?
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According to SCSW, the features listed as corresponding to product code 103591 included "SG" which means "synthetic grips," so apparently not.
 
Could I please get info on the following?

.38 spl, S 946xxx
pre-10 M&P, 5 screw
pinned 5" bbl w/ fixed half moon
square butt, single line "Made in U.S.A."

It has a 5 digit number above and on the crane as well. What does this mean? Thank you!
 
"S" prefix serial numbers were used on K-frames for a very short period immediately following WW2 - they ran from S811120 in 1945 (SCSW quotes but apparently disagrees with another source claiming S769000 in 1944) to S999999 in 1948, so your .38 M&P (pre-10) dates from that time span. "S" models in very good or better condition are said to bring a 25% premium over their non-"S" counterparts. Based on the SN, your gun was made around the time that S&W was switching to the short action and new hammer profile and the book also mentions a premium for these so-called transitional models.

Numbers in various places that are obviously not the SN are called "assembly numbers" and are used to keep track of fitted parts during the manufacturing process. They have no further significance.
 
Model 29-2

I have a Pinned and Recessed 6" Mod. 29-2 .44 Mag which I received from my dad, and I'd like to figure out the DOB (as close as possible) of this 'big iron'.

S/N: N8171XX
Crane Assembly #:42996

This thing is just beautiful, I have to see if I can scare up a camera for some shots. The bluing is about as close to perfect as I've seen on a used, and I know for a fact it's original. It maintains the original checkered wood stock, and it's dead acc-u-rate. What more can you say, it's a Smith.

I'd appreciate any help, and I'd be glad to offer any more info. necessary.

~Smokey
 
Smokey: Somewhere between 1980 (start at SN N790001) and 1983 (end at N932999), and they dropped P&R ~1982, so '83 is out. I'd say 1980 is most likely, but that's just an estimate based on interpolation. Beautiful guns - I have N314XXX, 8-3/8", from 1975.
 
Model 38 Bodyguard

Can you give be a DOB and any other interesting points on my S&W Model 38 (no dash) Bodyguard, 38 special, 5 shot, nichel finish, serial - J963*** ?

Thanks much.
 
Can you give be a DOB and any other interesting points on my S&W Model 38 (no dash) Bodyguard, 38 special, 5 shot, nichel finish, serial - J963*** ?
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DOB would be 1982. The M38 (essentially an alloy-frame version of the M49, which came later, so I guess it would be more correct to say that the M49 is the steel-frame version of the M38) was introduced as the Bodyguard Airweight in 1955, prior to model numbering which began in 1957, and was discontinued in 1999. The 'no-dash' was replaced by the -1 in 1988. Does yours have the pinned barrel? That feature was deleted in 1982, so I guess you may or may not have it.
 
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