age of another smith wesson 19

[mist]

I am participating in a gunauction soon in sweden and there is two smith wesson 19 fully engraved j am interested in.The one i asked about erlier and this one,nr35k901x both with 4inch barrels.Please anyone who knows the year of manufacture? What year did they stop making recessed chambers?

 

[GaryP]

1978 is year of manufacture per Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas. The recessed cylinders and pinned barrels were discontinued in 1982 as part of the 19-5 upgrades.