But unless someone provides all the letters and digits in the serial number, this cannot be done. Took a while but I got it. I was just curious as to why the paranoia of the last three digits.
Thanks again, Wayne. If your Model 66 serial number is 2K or higher , it would be from The 2K numbers from stopped at 2K This illustrates the problem of not getting the entire number.
Wayne : Yes, I saw that after I posted. I figured you would catch it so I let it go. Glad you did. The whole number is 2K, which is well within the range. Do the last three indicate the production number or just part of the date code?
Regards, Wayne. In the case of the K series, it was used on postwar target model K frames K,. They were more or less issued in numerical order, but there were exceptions because batches of numbers were assigned to individual models. If a run of Combat Magnums was scheduled for assembly before a run of K Masterpieces, the higher numbers might be used first.
In the case of your number, 2K would probably have been used just after 2K and just before 2K, so it reveals a sequence. It has nothing to do with dates. To further illustrate the matter and these are actual numbers , in 2K through 2K were used. But so were 4K1 through 4K and 3K through 5K Then, in , 4K through 4K and 5K through 5K were used. Then, in , 4K through 4K were used, along with 5K through 6K So the 4K numbers were used in three different years, but in sequence.
And so on. Lots of overlap and it was partly because of the batch system for different models, together with production quotas for each those models. Production quotas for each model were established largely by demand projections. I hope all this makes sense. Wayne : It did right before you said, 'To further illustrate Thank you for the great information. Again, thank you. Sorry I got carried away. Wayne : No worries. I do it all the time. Sorry to be such a pain in the butt BUT pun intended it is appreciated.
Mike Speck : Thank you, that was the information I was looking for! If I sent you a picture and serial number could you please give me a estimate of the value? That is not what this part of the GVB is for. Daniel Daneman : the on my. It sounds like you have a Model Combat Magnum. Please include your serial number and pictures if you can. Thomas Gilbert : Great information regarding Smiths. Will send it out tomorrow for your comments. Much later, it was briefly used on the. In , it started getting the J prefix, which lasted until c.
No Model 37 should have an R prefix. Click on the 'New' drop down menu in the upper right corner. Select 'New Topic. Then click on 'Attach Photos. Repeat as necessary. When you are finished, click on 'Submit. Seriel number is Can you help me identify when made. Include pictures if possible. Jeff : Do any of the Smith serial numbers repeat? I have a model and was wondering if there could be a duplicate serial number from Smith. Thanks in advance. However, the Gun Control Act required every firearm made in the U.
Since the L frame guns were not made prior to , your Model would have a unique serial number. Long model RG. The K-frame is somewhat smaller and lighter than the original N-frame. If you have any questions you may call for more information. Firearms writer and experimenter Philip Sharpe is credited for its development during the s when police agencies were asking for a more powerful round.
Wesson agreed to produce a new revolver that would handle 'high-intensity'. Elmer Keith, a well known author and wildcatter at the time, was experimenting with hand loading.
Winchester introduced the. Jordan's idea for a 'peace officer's dream' [3] sidearm was a heavy-barreled four-inch K-Frame. After a year of experimentation with improved-strength steels and special heat-treating processes, the result was the. Border Patrol until both agencies adopted. You would also need to include the model of Smith and Wesson along with the serial number to get the correct answer to your question. With the serial number that you have provided,your Smith and Wesson K was made in the year I cannot assign a year of manufacture without you providing a serial number to your Smith and Wesson model You did not list the serial number.
It was the first commercially successful revolver to use rimfire cartridges instead of loose powder, musket ball, and percussion caps.
It is a single-action, tip-up revolver holding seven. Wesson were researching a prototype for a metallic cartridge revolver. When they discovered that a former Colt employee named Rollin White held the patent for a 'Bored-through' cylinder, a component needed for this new invention, the two partners approached White to manufacture a newly designed revolver-and-cartridge combination.
The Model 1 had three issues or major variants, with each subsequent issue introducing significant technical changes. The 1st Issue of the Model 1 was the first major iteration and the least common , with approximately 12, produced over a three-year period.
The features that easily distinguish the 1st issue are the flared, square cornered shaped grip also seen in the 2nd Issue , the small round side plate, the round profile of the frame between the back of the cylinder and the grip, a split articulated hammer, and the flat spring barrel latch seen in some early variants.
There are six known variations of the Model 1, first identified in an article by John Kountz in the April issue of 'The Gun Report'.
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