S&W Serial Number help? question on Airweight...

[BeornLS]

Hi All,

I have a S&W Airweight 37, serial number DAA58xx. Can someone tell me the year this was made?

Kind of unusual I thought, the handgun does not have the caliber marked anywhere on it! Even the barrel is not marked with anything, it just has the S&W trademark logo, and the Airweight logo on the right hand side. Is this normal for some of these guns?

I'm trying to find out if this thing is +P rated or not...any ideas?

Thanks!

Jeff Smith

 

[Majic]

DAA would be newer than 2000 (last published date) so you can call the factory to get the date. If it's a -3 model (by the date it is) then it's +P rated as it's built on the J-Magnum frame. As to the no caliber markings maybe it slipped by the laser etching for the barrel. According to the SCSW it should be on the left side.

 

[BeornLS]

Well, what is probably more odd to me than anything is the fact that the barrel of this gun is not marked.....at all. No caliber markings anywhere on the handgun, and no S&W on the barrel.

Do people every "copy" these guns? have I maybe got a fake? Interested parties let me know and I can email some pictures.

Thanks!

Jeff

 

[BeornLS]

Update

UPDATE:

I just got off the phone with S&W, this handgun was made in October of 2004, and it IS +P rated.

They said there were a few guns around this time period that slipped through WITHOUT the laser engraving on the barrel.

Thanks again to everyone for your help!

Jeff