Dating Smith and Wessons

[countertop]

Anyone know of a web page that lets you look up S&W dates of manufacture by model and serial number?

 

[GUNKWAZY]

If you don't mind spending some of that hard earned cash, you can pick up a copy of "The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson". Wonderful book and a MUST have if you collect S&W. Giving serial number ranges, dates, years of introduction and tons of info on the entire S&W line.

Jeff (GUNKWAZY)

 

[Old Fuff]

Jeff is right, but in addition the book contains many clues about various reasons some models or features - markings, whatever - make certain guns more valuable then others of the same kind. My copy has not only paid for itself, its made back its purchase price (around $30.00) many times over.

 

[countertop]

Hmm, I'll think about the book.

Just purchased my first S&W - I got a police trade M66 in from AimSurplus

Serial Number is 157K###

any idea of the age?

 

[Old Fuff]

You'all is freeloading ...

But anyway, according to "the book," it was made in 1982.

 

[Checkman]

The catalog is a great buy. I've sat down with it many times and just read it. It's a terrific source of information.

 

[115grfmj]

smith and wessons

aren't the dating kind, their the marrying kind.

 

[Standing Wolf]

aren't the dating kind, their the marrying kind.

I've divorced a few over the years.