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S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present All NON-PINNED Barrels, the L-Frames, and the New Era Revolvers


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Old 10-31-2009, 06:38 PM
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Default Serial number questions

According to the SCSW in 1980 when they started the letter/number serialization they started at AAA0000 in 1981 it starts AAD2120.
As serial numbers were used, do we assume (or know) that the letter portion rolls like an odometer clicking off a letter every 10,000 guns produced? For instance,start:AAA0000 to AAA9999 then goes to AAB0000?? After AAZ9999 would it go to ABA0000??? Does anybody know?
For a good theoretical exercise, follow along. In my 2nd edition of SCSW, the Model 940 introduced in 1994 in serial number range APC0001 to APC0300. Would a Model 940 marked with an APBxxxx or APAxxxx be an earlier production??
Another example is the Model 696 intro serial number CBS2xxx. Would an example of a 696 with a CBPxxxx serial number be earlier???
Any help understanding this will be appreciated.
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Old 10-31-2009, 10:51 PM
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Sorry it's not that simple and easy because you are thinking logical! Here is an example of what the factory done with a model 657 3" when they made a little over 5000 guns. They were numbered as follows;
ANN1000-ANN1801
ANE3082-ANE5700
ANK1020-ANK1998

Your next question is probably, "Did the factory ship guns in numerical order?" NOPE Many times you will find years between serial numbers and the lower numbers often will be found to have been shipped an later dates!
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