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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 10-12-2018, 03:14 AM
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A friend of mine has 3 S&W revolvers he is curios about how old they are. I told him I knew where the smartest people in the world are when it comes to S&W revolvers .
The first one is a model 30 Ser# 6840XX
the next is a model 31-1 Ser# 1080XX
and the last is a model 18-3 Ser# 3K926XX
It does not have to be to the day just in the year. Thanks so Much .papabyrd
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Model 30 Ser# 6840XX
From the late 1950s, perhaps 1958 or 1959; no later than 1960.

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Model 31-1 Ser# 1080XX
This serial number cannot be correct. Perhaps it has the H prefix. If so, it is from 1975.

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Model 18-3 Ser# 3K926XX
1972.
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Hey guys. Been a shooter/collector for a while, but am just recently getting into older revolvers. Acquired a model 60 and a 686 a couple of weeks ago and am stressing out trying to date them. Mod 60 R2516xx on grip bottom, and mod 686 ACU99xx. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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model 60 1979-1980
Model 686 1983-1984
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Thanks a lot for the reply. Is there a good resource/website to lookup this info for future reference?
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There are serial# lists in the book: The Standard Catalog of S&W. Currently the 4th Edition is in print. This is the resource most everyone uses for serial# dates.
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