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Old 08-18-2017, 11:39 AM
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What is an approximate DOB for a 6" top break in .38 S&W w/ serial # 421xxx?

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Presuming it is a .38 Double Action, that would make it a 4th Model made from 1895 to 1909. Yours would be about 100,000 units into a production of ~217,000.
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Charles, 1/2 doz. serial numbers in the 421XXX range were all shipped in 1902. Ed.
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Charles, 1/2 doz. serial numbers in the 421XXX range were all shipped in 1902. Ed.
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