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Old 02-25-2017, 12:28 AM
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I have a 2" model 34 no dash, blue, pinned barrel, serial number 51xxx
What year was this manufactured?
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Hi and welcome to the Forum.

In my .22/32 Kit Gun list I show 32230 shipping in February, 1958, and 31692 shipping in June, 1958. Neither of those are marked as Model 34. I would estimate yours to have shipped sometime in 1959, perhaps 1960. But since we don't know the rate at which these went out the door and S&W did not ship in serial order, that is only a guess. It could have been later.
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I appreciate you taking the time to look this up for me. Thank You..
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My 2" 34, marked "MOD-34, s/n 44400 shipped 1/4/60. This one is an I-frame.

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Just to be clear, they were all I frames until the Model 34-1 was released sometime in 1960. The serial range for the J frame 34-1 starts somewhere above 7,000.
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