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S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980 3-Screw PINNED Barrel SWING-OUT Cylinder Hand Ejectors WITH Model Numbers


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Old 01-24-2010, 11:42 PM
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my brother inlaw inherited a model 10 (m&p) revolver from his father-trying to find when it was made for him,has 165xxx on the bottom of the grip, and n with a #5 and 87xxx inside the frame where the cylinder closes any info appreciated
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Based on the serial number you gave, it's a .38 M&P Model of 1905, 3rd change. It was made between 1909 and 1915. S&W didn't assign and stamp model numbers until 1957.
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my brother inlaw inherited a model 10 (m&p) revolver from his father-trying to find when it was made for him,has 165xxx on the bottom of the grip, and n with a #5 and 87xxx inside the frame where the cylinder closes any info appreciated
Is the 165xxx preceded by anything? Like a S or C?
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no just 165xxx on the bottom of the grip and n5 87xxx where the cylinder closes- is there a web sight that list s&w serial numbers?
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No web site, but the book Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3rd Edition by Supica and Nahas is the reference that many use for details about serial numbers.

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