Smith and Wesson serial number search

Just picked up an S&W 29-3 3" 44 mag:

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Serial #ALB7XXX

Can anyone tell me the approx. date of manufacture or any more history of this piece?

Thanks for the info!
 
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Looking for a year my gun was born and trying to find a new slide for my 39-2 in silver.... any help for this newbie would be very much appreciated

A281XXX
 
rezman: AYS prefix would be 1988 - possibly 1987 because it appears from SCSW that some of the "AY-" series was used out of order, but I think 1988 is more likely.
 
Hello guys, I recently acquired a S&W 64-2, serial AFA30** as a hand me down from a family member.

It appears to be in SS with wood grips, 6 shot, 2" barrel.

It is the first revolver that I've owned and I would like to know as much as possible about. The original owner passed away many years ago so I can't ask them. Any information/history on this gun would be appreciated!
 
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adaher: The Model 64, also referred to as the .38 Military & Police Stainless, was introduced in 1970. It's essentially a stainless-steel version of the extremely popular .38 Military & Police (which later became the Model 10) that dates back to the turn of the century. It was originally standard with a 4" tapered barrel, then was produced with a 4" heavy barrel in .357, a gun that later got its own model designation as the Model 65.

The tapered barrel was dropped in 1973. It's not entirely clear from SCSW when the 2" barrel was added to the lineup, but it was either prior to or at the same time as the introduction of the 64-2 in 1977. There have been many special production runs of Model 64s for various police departments around the country, with the guns bearing the name of the department they were made for.

The AFA prefix indicates that your gun dates from late 1984. The 64-2 was produced until 1988, when it was replaced by the 64-4, which incorporated a number of design changes involving the yoke, hammer nose, and hand.
 
Flyfish: thanks for the help! Now on that Numrich site it has early model and late model slides... would this 75-76' 39-2 be considered early?
and I've had adjustable sights but how are the fixed? any preference?
 
Now on that Numrich site it has early model and late model slides... would this 75-76' 39-2 be considered early?
and I've had adjustable sights but how are the fixed? any preference?
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39 no dashes are early slides (older large extractor) and the -2's are the newer slides (improved extractor).
I prefer adjustable sights but fixed sights that are regulated properly will work just fine.

Jim
 
Help please?

I recently received a S&W revolver from my grandfather. I might try to sell it for him because he needs money for the assisted living home he had to go to. The number on the bottom of the butt is 657XXX. From the research I have did on it I think it is a model 31 or 31-1. It is chambered in .32 S&W long and it has a 4 inch barrel. It is in excellent condition. Any help on the year it was made or the value of it would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
 
Atrain9: That serial number is consistent with the gun being a Model 31 "no dash" from the 1946 to 1960 period. The 31-1 was not introduced until 1961 at SN 712954. The model number should be clearly stamped on the part of the frame that's exposed when you swing the cylinder out. The precise year and model variation will not make a great deal of difference in the value - SCSW lists these guns as being worth only $275 in Excellent condition. Increasing that to allow for inflation in revolver prices since the current edition was printed would probably result in a value of $400 or so.
 
Thank you

Thanks for the info. On the frame it says 42972. it also says what looks like Q4. Then on the the cylinder arm (or whatever its called) it says 42972 again and its either a U or a C.
 
Atrain9,

Since model stamping on the frames did not start till around 1957 yours likely predates that.
The "42972" are assembly numbers.

Jim
 
hope you can help

I recently came to own a square handle k frame but don't know what I have besides it being a 38 snub with a pinned barrel #s are d316623 and on the cylinder arm 41776 any help is appreciated
 
I recently came to own a square handle k frame but don't know what I have besides it being a 38 snub with a pinned barrel #s are d316623
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If it's a steel frame you have a model 10, model 12 if an aluminum frame.
Since it was made after 1957 it will have the model number stamped on the frame visable only when you open the cylinder.
Serial numbers ran from D90,001 in 1969 to D330,000 in 1970.

Jim
 
No, Jim was referring to the numbers stamped on the frame that you can see only when you swing the cylinder out, not the numbers on the cylinder itself. That's where the model number will be found on revolvers made since 1957. You should see the letters "Mod" followed by two digits, and sometimes then a dash followed by another digit.
 
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