hi there.i'm new to this forum but i was needing to see if i could find out the mfg date of a 39-2 that i recently got in a trade.the guy i got it from said he had just retired from the police force after 30 yrs of service which this gun had been his side arm the whole time but needed a smaller pistol to tote around with him so i traded him a charter arms off duty .38 spl and $50 for the 39-2 9mm.the s/n on it is A214xxx.can anyone help find out when this gun was made?