FYI, when looking at box end labels, sometimes there is a considerble lapse in time between when a S&W is made and when it is shipped. This pistol's serial number places the pistol to the Roaring 20's.
It was S&W's last top break revolver model. Smith & Wesson on the other hand tended to number each variation of the same basic type revolver in its own series. We need to build a database of just simply these numbers and dates. a Smith & Wesson Model 29-2 serial number N402XXX that is found on the. Smith And Wesson Model 29 Serial Number Database > 22fda1de22 I bought a S&W revolver that in all respects looks like a model 10, 5 inch. The new system consists of four sets of digits separated by a hyphen.
Updated: Smith & Wesson became a subsidiary of Bangor-Punta from 1965–1983. 357 serial number question Have a Model 19 in. I've acquired an old pocket pistol and was curious as to the age.
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