Infomation on S&W 38 Spec Mod L08

[fruitcake]

I own a S&W 38 special CTG. that I would like to have infomation on year manufactured of gun.

Stamped MOD L08 Ser # 10D1xxx
Nickle finish

[fatfenders]

Originally Posted by fruitcake

I own a S&W 38 special CTG. that I would like to have infomation on year manufactured of gun.

Stamped MOD L08 Ser # 10D1xxx
Nickle finish

Not trying to be a wise guy here, but S&W can't help?

[s&wchad]

It dates to around 1982. You have a Model 10-8, which is a heavy barrel .38 Special Military and Police revolver.

[DCWilson]

Chad nailed it for you. S&W has been making the .38 Special M&P since 1899, and it has gone through a lot of incremental improvements and adjustments. It became known as the Model 10 in 1957 when the company adopted numerical designations for models that were previously known by names and descriptions. Subsequent minor modifications to the design or engineering are represented by dash numbers. When your gun was made the company called it the 10-8.

Including its predecessors and more recent variants, the Model 10 has been a fine revolver for over a century. It is S&W's best selling line, with millions made over the decades.