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Date of shipping 5 screw Pre-27
Need help in dating 5 screw Pre-27 serial number S83XXX. 
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I believe that would be about early 1952. The very first postwar .357 Magnum was serialized at S75514.
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11-16-2014, 02:10 AM
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According to our "book" your looking at somewhere between 1951 and 1952. To get the exact shipping date you will have to get a factory letter from Roy to tell you that detail. Kyle
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11-16-2014, 02:12 AM
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Hi, Kyle!!!
I rather thought I'd see you this week. Hope you are doing okay. Stop by when you have a chance to visit my side of the Valley. I should be around - not going out much these days, but I do plan to be in church tomorrow! 
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Likely it shipped in the first half of 1952. However, SNs often do not track very well with shipping dates.
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11-16-2014, 02:15 AM
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I knew this serial number rang a bell with me... Is your's a 5" by chance? I have one with factory letter, late in the S839XX range with factory lanyard ring, that shipped in March of 1952. Kyle
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11-16-2014, 02:20 AM
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Jack, I may just do that if my foot is working. I think I broke it and the VA is doing their best to hide in with their face in the sand...I should bring some "new" toys over Kyle
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11-16-2014, 02:22 AM
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Mine is 833XX with a 6" barrel. Thanks for all the information. I did not know they started with 75XXX.
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The S-series N-frames started even earlier, prior to the .357:
S62,489 – S67,999……..1946 - Early 1947
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The S-series N-frames started even earlier, prior to the .357:
S62,489 – S67,999……..1946 - Early 1947
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Do you know - were those all .38/44s?
Thanks.
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I should bring some "new" toys over
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Yes. And please include that .38/44 that I "let you buy." I'd like to take a good look at it.
See you soon!
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Jack, I will call you early afternoon. Kyle
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Thanks.
We'll be gone from about noon until probably 5:30 or 6:00, if you mean tomorrow.
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This 3.5" pre 27 is # S83348 and shipped September 1951
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This 3.5" pre 27 is # S83348 and shipped September 1951
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The good old days when Smith made great looking and dependable firearms....
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11-16-2014, 10:18 AM
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DWalt
Do you know - were those all .38/44s?
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I do not know - all I have are some SNs and dates in that range, not the specific models. I would assume that most would have been .38/44s as it would have probably been the most popular N-frame revolver of that period, and logically the first caliber to go back into production after the war.
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Thanks, DWalt!
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New to ME
I have a newly acquired 357 6". Serial# S83xxx.
I was told manufactured in 1955. Trying to varify.
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03-22-2018, 08:40 PM
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I have a newly acquired 357 6". Serial# S83xxx.
I was told manufactured in 1955. Trying to varify.
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Welcome to the forum. 1955 is a bit late for that 5 digit SN. Somewhere between 1951-1952 would be the range for your newly acquired 357.
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