Howdy ladies and gentlemen. i recently purchased A Smith and Wesson 13-2 revolver. i was hoping with some information i put up about the firearm a few people might be able to tell me something about this weapon and the year it was produced and what it's possibly worth. thank you for your time.

Description:
- model 13-2
- 4" barrel (S&W .357 magnum) on barrel
- 3 screw
- wooden grip round bottom, golden emblem, backstrap shows no front strap visible cause grip wraps around.
- yoke "F2" 85364
- hand ejector fixed sight

hope that's enough information.

No help but you have a great revolver!!!!!!!!!

thank you. trying to put a picture of it up

[IMG][/IMG]

Serial number would really help. The barrel is pinned so that means before prob sometime on or before 1980 and if 3 screws that means sometime after 1961.

Take the grips off and look for a serial number on the grip frame.

The numbers/letters on the yoke are no help; they are used in the assembly of the weapon.

My 13-2 is from 1980. Notice the barrel is pinned
image search

Its s/n is 4D86xxx.

__________________
Mike
S&WCA #3065

...and welcome to the forum.

__________________
Mike
S&WCA #3065

Welcome to the FORUM! You are sure to like your 13! The stocks that are on it are most likely not original to the gun. It COULD have been special ordered with them. My 13 is serial # 5D088xx. It was shipped in 1979. Post your gun butt # and someone will be able you close on the date. Enjoy your 13! Bob

awesome thank you for telling me that. S/N 8D70xxx

thank you as well bananaman

1981. All 8D numbers were issued that year. The Model 13-2 was released in 1977. The pinned barrel and counter-bored charge holes weren't eliminated until the -3 came out in 1982.

And since we are giving a Model 13 history lesson here, I'll add the following:

There was never a Model 13 with no dash number. The predecessor to the Model 13 was a special run of Model 10-6 revolvers produced for the New York State Police and chambered for the .357 Magnum. When demand dictated the production of more copies, S&W assigned a new model number and created the Model 13 line. But since certain engineering changes were already in place, they started the line with the 13-1 designation. That was in 1974.

__________________
Jack
SWCA #2475, SWHF #318

8D70xxx would make it a 1981 according to ed 3 of the SCS&W

__________________
Mike
S&WCA #3065

Actually, there was. But it was a completely different gun, made exclusively for the U.S. Air Force in the 1951-1957 period. It is reported that approximately 40,000 were manufactured. But the government destroyed most of them and those that remain are highly coveted collector items.

__________________
Jack
SWCA #2475, SWHF #318

Ha ha! Beat you by one minute!

__________________
Jack
SWCA #2475, SWHF #318

isn't that the way of it. I go and watch TV and come back and answer the question and get aced out by 60 seconds.

__________________
Mike
S&WCA #3065

all interesting stuff gents thank you, so i have a revolver form 1981. now here is a kicker i notice it was scribed underneath the barrel "DCIT #21" what department could that possibly belong to is my question as well, ill have to research that somehow.

I got the gun in worn condition, i took it apart and really had to clean alot of gunk and regrease everything. one day ill have to repolish it and work on everything to really bring it back to life, but still fires like a champ and im happy with the purchase i made. i paid 300 for it including the nics,speed loader,and box of 50 rounds (ran .38 spec through it).

how much do you's think a gun like this is worth? and restored how much would it be worth?

There is a corporate security firm by that name. ??

Hard to predict value; $500?

So many variables.

__________________
Mike
S&WCA #3065