Smith and Wesson serial number search
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roguetwelve12
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OK I'll play too. 
Smith and Wesson .45 Hand Ejector U.S. Service Model of 1917. Serial number is 163063. My money is that it's a 1919 but any help that anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Smith and Wesson .45 Hand Ejector U.S. Service Model of 1917. Serial number is 163063. My money is that it's a 1919 but any help that anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Serial numbers ran from 1 in Sept. 1917 to 169959 in Jan 1919.
Sooo.... you might be right.
Serial numbers ran from C1 in 1948 to C223998 in 1951. At that time it was called the .38 Military & Police. It became the Model 10 when S&W began assigning model numbers around 1957.
Jim
Dave Anderson
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According to Roy Jinks, this model had its own serial number range commencing with #1 made on September 6, 1917. He states factory records indicate they had reached S/N 163476 when the war ended Nov 11, 1918.
This would make yours one of the last produced during the war. Many of the later-production revolvers were not delivered to the U.S. military as they were no longer needed and were sold commercially, the last of the wartime production leaving the factory on January 5, 1921. After this date production of the model for commercial sale continued (with checkered walnut grips) though sales were at a fairly slow pace.
From "A History of Smith & Wesson" by Roy G. Jinks
pre model 10
Hi all,
New member, old S&W fan - my first handgun was a model 10 brand new for $100 in 1976. I have just put down a deposit on a pre model 10 in good shape, grips appear correct, s/n is 6536xx, which from discussion here appears pre-war. Anyone able to narrow it down for me?
Thanks in advance,
oldsarge
Hi all,
New member, old S&W fan - my first handgun was a model 10 brand new for $100 in 1976. I have just put down a deposit on a pre model 10 in good shape, grips appear correct, s/n is 6536xx, which from discussion here appears pre-war. Anyone able to narrow it down for me?
Thanks in advance,
oldsarge
Lucky this week....need help with date of birth
Holy Cow, I got lucky this week. I posted earlier about a S&W model 19 that I found, but I didn't act quick enough and someone bought it. Well, today the owner of the gunstore called me and told me the guy who bought it brought it back.....apparently the wife did not agree with his purchase and he sold it back. So, I was able to get it after all....and at a better price. $410. Not bad.
It's a model 19-7, no other markings. Serial number BRB56xx. I don't have one of those handy dandy S&W books, is there someone here that can help me with it's date of birth?
Thanks in advance
Holy Cow, I got lucky this week. I posted earlier about a S&W model 19 that I found, but I didn't act quick enough and someone bought it. Well, today the owner of the gunstore called me and told me the guy who bought it brought it back.....apparently the wife did not agree with his purchase and he sold it back. So, I was able to get it after all....and at a better price. $410. Not bad.
It's a model 19-7, no other markings. Serial number BRB56xx. I don't have one of those handy dandy S&W books, is there someone here that can help me with it's date of birth?
Thanks in advance
Today I picked up 2 Model 66's: a 4" and a 2.5".
The 4" is a Model 66 (no dash), stamped with Minnesota State Patrol, serial 9K52xxx. I suspect it's from the mid 70's.
The 2.5" is a 66-2, serial ACN9xxx. I'd guess it to be from the mid 80's.
Any more info would be greatly appreciated!
The 4" is a Model 66 (no dash), stamped with Minnesota State Patrol, serial 9K52xxx. I suspect it's from the mid 70's.
The 2.5" is a 66-2, serial ACN9xxx. I'd guess it to be from the mid 80's.
Any more info would be greatly appreciated!
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Dave Anderson
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Your revolver was made in 1973. It is a stainless steel version of the original blued carbon steel S&W Combat Masterpiece .38 Special which was introduced in 1950. When S&W began using model numbers in 1957 the original blue steel version became the model 15.
The stainless steel version, model 67, was introduced in 1972. Essentially it is a refined version of the K-frame Military & Police. It has a medium weight barrel with narrow rib and micrometer adjustable rear sight.
All things considered (weight, size, ease of carry, recoil, accuracy, shootability, overall quality) a good case can be made that no better .38 Spl. revolver exists than the Combat Masterpiece.