That's because since about 1860 Smith and Wesson made many different model revolvers, and usually each model started at #1 and went up. Therefore No. 69,xxx could be found on any number of different model revolvers.
However all is not lost. If you go to our revolver sub-forum (THR>Handguns: Revolvers) you will find a sticky near the top of the page. In it you will find instructions on what information you need to provide so that your revolver can be identified.
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