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Old 03-20-2023, 08:28 PM
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Default Picked up a used 63-5, serial number help please.

I've wanted another model 63-5 since I sold my last one.
Maybe I'll learn this time?

They don't show up much in my area either new or used, so when I saw a used one in excellent condition I jumped on it.
The gun came with the box, manual, lock keys and bag but no fired shell, so I was wondering if it's fairly new.
I'd love to know when it left the factory.

My gun has a serial number of DRR64xx.
My copy of the Standard manual is a 3rd edition and it doesn't seem to cover the newer model 63s.

A quick search of Gunbroker used 63-5s revealed a CRYxxxx dated 2011, and a CSSxxxx dated 2012.
A new one had the number DSBxxxx.

Any help appreciated.
I can post other numbers off the end of the box if that would help.
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On the box label of recent guns there is usually a six-digit date code, which is likely when it was packed and ready to ship.
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Thanks Alan.
I will check for this.
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If the code on the end of the box reads day,month,year my "used" 63-5 left the factory in 2022.
It is less than a year old.
Very pleased with that.

I decided to look at the box end of the new M&P 9C that I purchased a few weeks ago, and took advantage of the $100 rebate.
It was dated 2021???

My used gun is newer than the new one that I just bought.
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