Smith & Wesson Model Number dash numbers

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Okay, in 1957 S&W started giving all there models a model number, the .38 M&P became the Model 10, the Registered Magnum became the 27, etc, etc.

But, does anyone have the dates the dash numbers were introduced?

Specifically, the Model 10 dash sequence. When did the Model 10-1 come out? The 10-2? and so on?
 
Yep. The Standard Catalog of S&W has the breakdown of when all the engineering changes were made. It also lists the commemorative’s and special configurations for each model and much more
 
J-Bar said:
...and if you are mainly interested in the older guns, the Standard Catalog never goes out of date!! :thumbup:
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And unlike Wiki-anything, it is not written by or added to by anyone with no more knowledge or skill than a computer and internet access.

The catalog is a great reference, I got mine off Amazon. :)

Stay safe.
 
Riomouse911 said:
And unlike Wiki-anything, it is not written by or added to by anyone with no more knowledge or skill than a computer and internet access.

The catalog is a great reference, I got mine off Amazon. :)

Stay safe.
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And speaking from experience, get the hard copy of the book. I got a digital copy on Kindle because I wanted to have it on my phone so I'd have it with me. Well, it's just very hard to find something specific in the Kindle edition, at least it is for me. I can find stuff a lot faster using the hard copy. Or maybe get both if you're really serious about it.
 
lysanderxiii said:
Okay, in 1957 S&W started giving all there models a model number, the .38 M&P became the Model 10, the Registered Magnum became the 27, etc, etc.

But, does anyone have the dates the dash numbers were introduced?

Specifically, the Model 10 dash sequence. When did the Model 10-1 come out? The 10-2? and so on?
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Like everyone above has stated, the Standard Catalog of S&W has that information. Series numbers change dates are different for almost every model, and there are a very few that had no series changes during their original production.
For instance, a Model 19 changed to a M19-1 in 1959. The Model 66, which is identical except it was made in stainless steel, went from M66 to M66-1 in 1977. The main reason for the difference is the year the gun models started production (1955 vs. 1970). Some models do not exists in a "no dash" series, the M13 and M65 start at dash-1. The M58 was a no-dash during its entire original production run.

The SCSW is the best $40 you'll spend on information for any S&W firearm, it has all their guns in it, not just revolvers.
 
for people who are new to S&W and planning on a life of enjoyment of collecting & shoot old S&W it’s a good book. Expensive at $55 but it my written resource when I see a old model 10 or 15 or 1917 or 36 or 27 or a 617 or ….

on Amazon right now! $55

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J-Bar said:
Ruger And His Guns by R. L. Wilson is a decent source of information with some tabular data included. Some used ones are cheap on Amazon:


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0684803674/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1689177412&sr=8-1
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This one I have, and it is a good one.

I was aware of the S&W Standard Catalog for years but never purchased one.

But, because I opened this thread, I now realize that I have no choice but to get the S&W Standard Catalog (I admit to being a S&W 'fanboy')
 
Y-T71 said:
This one I have, and it is a good one.

I was aware of the S&W Standard Catalog for years but never purchased one.

But, because I opened this thread, I now realize that I have no choice but to get the S&W Standard Catalog (I admit to being a S&W 'fanboy')
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it’s really good! the only thing outdated is the value of gun section. S&W guns have gone NUTZ in value
 
Y-T71 said:
I was aware of the S&W Standard Catalog for years but never purchased one.
But, because I opened this thread, I now realize that I have no choice but to get the S&W Standard Catalog (I admit to being a S&W 'fanboy')
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Mark_Mark said:
it’s really good! the only thing outdated is the value of gun section. S&W guns have gone NUTZ in value
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The current (4th Edition) of SCSW was published in 2016, so the values given are reflective of that time or a year or so earlier. The 5th Edition is being prepared and will hopefully have updated values, but I have no idea when it will be released for sale. You can safely add 15-20% to the 4th Ed. values and see what the current values would be. GB and the other auction sites, IMO, have artificially inflated all gun values over the Pandemic years, and many times if you can arrange private sales, you can beat the auction prices.
 
And, there are mistakes in the 4th edition of the SCS&W. There have been mistakes in all the editions. Some are copied into the next and some are introduced in that edition. It is not gospel, close but not perfect.


Kevin
 
CajunBass said:
And speaking from experience, get the hard copy of the book. I got a digital copy on Kindle because I wanted to have it on my phone so I'd have it with me. Well, it's just very hard to find something specific in the Kindle edition, at least it is for me. I can find stuff a lot faster using the hard copy. Or maybe get both if you're really serious about it.
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My wife has a Kindle. She can do searches within books with it. Can you do that on your phone?
 
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