DickP
Member
Hello all, I'm brand new to this forum, nice to meet you.
I'm hoping someone would give me a ballpark date of manufacture for my S&W -- I realize that S&W serial numbers are of limited value in estimating DOM, and I intend to write Mr. Jinks at S&W for a Letter of Authenticity, but only if y'all think he's at all likely to confirm what it is I want to hear (namely, that the gun was manufactured pre-1899, qualifying as an "antique" for federal/TX law purposes). The gun books I've looked at give the range of manufacturing dates for this piece as 1881-1913... Anyway, here's the skinny:
S&W First Model Double-Action top-break revolver
.44 Russian caliber
Serial #23669
4" barrel
1 and 7/16" cylinder
6-shot
Hammer-mounted firing pin
Original finish uncertain
Serial # appears on both butt and cylinder face
Pinned, half-moon front sight
S-shaped trigger
Rubber grips
Basically, I'm hoping the information above would enable one of you kind folks to give me a percentage liklihood that the gun is one side or t'other of the 1899 cut-off date.
Many thanks!
Dick
I'm hoping someone would give me a ballpark date of manufacture for my S&W -- I realize that S&W serial numbers are of limited value in estimating DOM, and I intend to write Mr. Jinks at S&W for a Letter of Authenticity, but only if y'all think he's at all likely to confirm what it is I want to hear (namely, that the gun was manufactured pre-1899, qualifying as an "antique" for federal/TX law purposes). The gun books I've looked at give the range of manufacturing dates for this piece as 1881-1913... Anyway, here's the skinny:
S&W First Model Double-Action top-break revolver
.44 Russian caliber
Serial #23669
4" barrel
1 and 7/16" cylinder
6-shot
Hammer-mounted firing pin
Original finish uncertain
Serial # appears on both butt and cylinder face
Pinned, half-moon front sight
S-shaped trigger
Rubber grips
Basically, I'm hoping the information above would enable one of you kind folks to give me a percentage liklihood that the gun is one side or t'other of the 1899 cut-off date.
Many thanks!
Dick