Thread: S&W Model 17-3 .22 Cal. revolver
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Old 10-10-2011, 01:02 PM
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the "18K. . ." is the serial number. I don't have a S&W reference right now but I would guess an 18K gun would be 1980's. The company started with "K" (by itself) as a prefix when they resumed production after WWII and added numbers before the "K" as the years went by to keep the serial number length down.
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