ArchAngelCD
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Your revolver left S&W in 1977.I have a K-38, model 14-3, 6", bl, target hammer,target trigger, #10K2567. Would like to know when it was made. Thank-you!View attachment 845742
Your revolver left S&W in 1977.I have a K-38, model 14-3, 6", bl, target hammer,target trigger, #10K2567. Would like to know when it was made. Thank-you!View attachment 845742
I should have been clearer, the serial number is inside on the frame behind the crane, above where the model # is usually stamped. It appears to be factory as it's the same style, numbers made of dots, as the # on the butt.View attachment 845705
I’ve had several like this model 686-5. It’s a hunting gun so I don’t care, but on a few others, I’ve buffed it off and carefully brought back the original finish with a gray scotchbrite pad. And no it’s not altering the serial number. The “official” serial number is still on the butt of the gun
Your revolver left S&W in 1982.I just added this little 36 to my collection, and would like to know its age:
A: .38spl
B: 1 & 7/8ths
C: wood service
D: 5 shot
E: fixed
F: 1J08344
G: 36
Thanks,
Mac
Your revolver left S&W in 1982.
There is a problem here. I only looked at the serial # you gave me and didn't realize it was a no-dash. The serial # goes to 1982 but a no-dash only runs to 1966. Are you sure the serial number is correct? Are you sure there is a 1 in front of the J? Please check again and post here.Thank you very much, ArchAngel. I thought the 36 no dash would've been older but I learn something new every day! Still, its a clean gun and looks like its been carried and shot very little, so I'm satisfied.
Thanks again,
Mac
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Here is the serial number. Looks like the 1 is stamped deeper than the others. I can't get a good shot of the model, but all that's in the crane is MOD. 36. No dashes present and it looks to be centered in the frame. I wonder what the deal on the # is?
Mac
Starting 1982 the barrel was not pinned so I guess it is a 1982 gun but the dash number is confusing. It's possible the M36-1 guns are only the 3" heavy barrel revolvers and the no dash goes right up to 1988 to the M36-2.The barrel is not pinned. Which makes me believe it to be a newer gun, but being a no dash 36 complicates the matter. A very strange case indeed. I pulled the grips and the frame and crane #s match. There is an "E5" stamped under the grips also.
Mac
That pretty much confirms ArchAngelICD's first date of 1982. That was the year that Smith stopped with the pinned barrel. Yours was in the 2nd phase of the 1J prefix which also matches up with what the Catalog has for number of digits. I'd bet my lunch yours is a 1982 vintage.The barrel is not pinned. Which makes me believe it to be a newer gun, but being a no dash 36 complicates the matter. A very strange case indeed. I pulled the grips and the frame and crane #s match. There is an "E5" stamped under the grips also.
Mac
That pretty much confirms ArchAngelICD's first date of 1982. That was the year that Smith stopped with the pinned barrel. Yours was in the 2nd phase of the 1J prefix which also matches up with what the Catalog has for number of digits. I'd bet my lunch yours is a 1982 vintage.
My source which is the Standard Catalog of S&W 4th edition is very general with the dates of the .38 M&P Hand Ejector. I would guess without any pictures yours is pre war and the serial number range is 241704-700000 that were shipped from 1915-1942. Doing some basic math, it would appear yours was probably 1940-1941? That's as close as I can get. Maybe someone else can narrow it down a bit more.Could you please give me the date of manufacture for:
a: .38 Sp
b: 4"
c: square
d: 6
e: fixed
f: 642555
g: side loading ? M&P ?
Thanks.
My Grandpa's .45 1917.
a. .45
b. 5 1/2
c. square
d. 6
e. fixed
f. 1784xx
Thank you. Would a good guess be early twenties?Unfortunately, the SCSW 4th Edition is not specific on the dates for the 1917.
They list:
1917-1946 1 - 209791
1946-1950 209792 - 210784
The revolvers made for the military are marked "U.S. ARMY MODEL 1917" They made about 163,600 between Sept. 17, 1917 and January 1919. The military revolvers run from #1 to 169,959.
I can't even guess when your revolver left the factory because they rarely made the same a similar numbers of each revolver every year. Sorry I couldn't help more.
Thanks again!With a wild guess I couldn't tell you. Over 80% of the guns were made in less than the first 2 years of production. Only around 41,000 guns were produced in the next 31 years. In 27 years to 1946 only 39,800 guns were made and one was yours. No way to guess. It's possible late 30s but who knows?
I'm sure standard pressure 45 Auto ammo is safe if the gun is in good condition.