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Old 03-23-2017, 03:53 PM
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Just picked up a very nice S & W Model 60 no dash.
Serial # R18857

Any help on when this gun was mfg would be a help

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Jim:

I'm pretty sure that that one would have shipped with walnut magna stocks. The R series serial number started with R1 in 1969. So I would guess that it shipped around 1969-1970.

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I'm pretty sure that that one would have shipped with walnut magna stocks. The R series serial number started with R1 in 1969. So I would guess that it shipped around 1969-1970.

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I should have mentioned that i removed the stock grips and replaced them with a pair of Uncle Mike's that I had laying around.

Does the "R" have any significance in the serial number?

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Here is my R204xx model 60. I have the box and manual, as well.

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Very nice. Do you use it as a carry gun?
Is it dated around the same time as the one I have asked about?

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yes, my carry pieces, I go between the model 60 and a Charter Arms 44 spl.
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I should have mentioned that i removed the stock grips and replaced them with a pair of Uncle Mike's that I had laying around.

Does the "R" have any significance in the serial number?

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Jim:

The way that I seem to remember it, as a result of the gun control law of 1968, manufacturers were required to be much more specific in their serial numbering schemes, and at that time Smith and Wesson changed quite a few different models serial sequences. In this case, the Model 60 had been numbered with a plain numerical serial, so they then added the R to make a unique combination, and then started at number "1".

I'm sure that someone else may be more knowledgeable than I about this change.

Please keep those original stocks. If you have the original box and papers and tools, they will add value to your gun.

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According to the Smith and Wesson 4th edition this is a 1969 gun.
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