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Old 06-30-2020, 10:10 PM
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The .38 Airweight Bodyguard Pre-Model 38 was introduced in 1955 at this approximate serial number 66000. The Airweight BG pre-dated the all steel version Model 49, ~first # 163051 in 1959.

The letters with the assembly # are inspector code stamps.
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