Smith and Wesson serial number search

G729:
Your model 64 should date to July 1987. Serial prefixs AVB & AWW are both recorded in the Standard Catalog of S&W for that month, yours fall in between.

Kiwilarry:
The model 29 serial number you quote is incorrect, it should have an S or an N prefix. If you are quoting a number from inside the crane then it is probably an assembly number used to track fitted parts as they moved through the factory.The serial number is always on the bottom of the grip frame, you may have to remove the grips to see it.

The Model 12 should have a D or C prefix, ditto the model 10. Check the bottom of the grips and post the numbers you find on each gun and I'll be able to answer your queries.
 
Bah! It's the quick or the dead on this forum. Stop to drink coffee before answering and some other know it all*cough*helpful person beats me to the submit button. :D
 
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OK. Sounds like I have them wrong, but these numbers are also on my firearms license, so they have been wrong for a while it seems. I will dig them out and remove the grips and get back to you. Might take a day or so, being Easter here in New Zealand! Oh - it will be there too soon, I suppose. (4:30pm GMT +12 hours Easter Friday). Thanks! :)
 
Several older revolvers need their DOB...

The first is a S&W Model 3, with serial number #102xxx in .32. Next is a more recent S&W 27-2 in .357 Mag., serial number #108xxx.

Any and all input greatly appreciated.

You can find pictures below.
 
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Utah: The .32 is a .32 Double Action 4th Model, manufactured in the serial number range 43406 to 282999 between 1883 & 1909. Guns made before serial number 209301 are classified as antiques by the BATF. Your gun was made to shoot blackpowder loads and will have a shortened lifespan if fired with modern smokeless powders.

Per the standard catalog of S&W, value in 2006 would have been around $150 to $200.

The other gun appears to be a modern copy of the Remington Derringer.
 
Thanks much...

Can someone provide a manufacture date on the S&W 27-2 in .357 Mag., serial number #108xxx?

Any and all input greatly appreciated.

Mike
 
Utah, sorry, I didn't open the second photo. The S&W model 27-2 was introduced in 1961 and continued in production until 1982. The serial number should have an S or an N prefix. If the serial number is N108xxx then it was manufactured in 1973.
If there is no S or N in front of the number you are quoting then it is not the serial number, you will need to remove the grips, the correct serial number is on the bottom of the grip frame. Other numbers stamped on the gun would be assembly numbers to help track fitted parts through the factory.

In excellent condition the Standard Catalog of S&W gave a value of $500 in 2006. Yours appears to be the 3.5 inch barrel, which would command a slight premium. Values may have risen since then, check out the online auction sites such as Gunbroker to get a better feel for value. T
 
Can someone help a newb out?

Hi all, I'm new The Firing Line, but have always been interested in firearms of all kinds. I recently acquired a S&W Model 39-2, and I've been trying to gather up as much info as I can on it-can someone tell me an approximate mfr date for this serial number?

Serial number A120xxx

Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
 
txstang84: Your 39-2 was manufactured in 1971 in the serial number range A115001 to A156801. The 39-2 was introduced in 1971 and has an alloy frame and a steel slide. Model 39s made prior to this had a steel frame. The model 39 was produced from 1954-1982. It was effectively replaced by the model 539 & 639 'second generation' S&W automatics.
 
How about a Model 43 with a serial number of M386XX.

Thanks!

BTW...anyone know what a near mint condition matching box would be worth? No papers...just the box.
 
jlwman: Following info taken from the Standard Catalog of S&W. Prices are from 2006. Offering it at at www.smith-wessonforum.com may get you a higher offer from a collector who needs one to fill a hole in his accumulation.

The model 43 was also known as the 1955 .22/32 Kit Gun Airweight. J frame alloy target frame. Aluminum cylinder. square butt, round butt very rare. 3.5 inch barrel, 2 inch barrel is rare. Blue or Nickel finish, Nickel finish is very scarce. Walnut diamond Magna grips. Flat thumb latch prior to 1966, Small S&W trademark on the frame, not marked Airweight. Produced 1954-1974. Your gun falls in the serial number range for 1971-1973, being M30001 to M60000. In ANIB condition: $425. Excellent condition:$325.00

A 22 magnum chambered gun has been reported but not verified.
 
Little Help...

I was hoping someone could help me find the manufacture date for a S&W Model 36, serial number 717XXX. I'm carrying it as a backup and wanted to make sure it would stand up to some proper +P defensive loads. Any help would be appreciated.
 
I was hoping someone could help me find the manufacture date for a S&W Model 36, serial number 717XXX. I'm carrying it as a backup and wanted to make sure it would stand up to some proper +P defensive loads.
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1968-1969. Regarding +P, an older all-steel J frame like your Model 36 can handle limited amounts of +P ammo just fine. It may shoot loose if fed a steady diet, but it's a premature wear issue, not a gun-destroying kB! issue. :)

OTOH older alloy-frame Airweights should only be fed standard-pressure ammo because the frames are known to crack or stretch, and many written sources recommend against ever firing an early alloy-cylinder Airweight.
 
Rocked: You have a S&W K200 British Service Revolver, built between 1940 & 1942 for the British government. The barrel would have been 5 inches long originally and the caliber .38 S&W (The British used a 200 grain bullet in the .38 S&W case as their service round).
Your gun may have been bored out at some point to accommodate .38 Special cartridges. If it has only use standard pressure rounds in the gun as the chamber near the rim will be over sized.
 
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