s&w ID

[badger63]

i have a s&w mod 27( no mod # on crane) ser# S140629. this number is on the frame barrel, crane, cylinder even stenciled on the old grips (which i still have) stamped on the frame is a large R and the numbers 545 59. i am told this is not a register number because S number guns were not registered. so!! what does this number mean???? when was this gun mfg??

 

[Radagast]

1955-1956. Serial range for those years was S140000 to S149999. The other markings are assembly numbers, used to track parts in the factory during the manufacturing process. They have no meaning after the gun is completed.