I am looking for the dash number of the last production model 60 in .38 special +P - No .357 magnum. Thank you for any information. Sam

Don't know if it is the last or not, but I have a -12 that is .38 Special + P.

I've never even seen a -12 before. Could you share any detials?

Serial number?

Product Code? (6-digit number)

Spec. Ord. number? (4-digit date code)

Picture(s)?

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I believe it was a -9 but not totally sure.

Have a look in this current thread..
The answers are within..

How rare is the model 60-9 ?

The -9s are the first 357 Magnum Model 60s.(without the ILS)

There is a current .38 Special model 60 in production, the -16. It is not listed on the factory website but I have seen a few for sale online.

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Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

60 - introduced in 1965
60-1 (1972) 3 in square butt limited production
60-2 (1987) DAO NYPD?
60-3 (1988) New yoke retention system
60-4 (1990) 3 in target sights full under lug barrel
60-5 (1990) DAO for NYPD with new yoke retention
60-6 (1989) Ladysmith version
60-7 (1990) front sight 1/8 inch wide, new heat treatment
60-8 (1990) same as 60-7 for NYPD
60-9 (1996) change to J magnum frame
60-10 (1996) Target variation on J magnum frame
60-11 (1996) New frame design for 38 Special version only
60-12 (1996) new frame nose cut
60-13 (1996) same as 60-12 but target version
60-14 (2001) Ladysmith with internal lock
60-15 (2001) internal lock on 357 mag target version
60-16 (2001) internal lock on 38 Special 2 in
60-17 (2001) internal lock on 38 Special 3 inch target
60-18 (2005) internal lock 357 Mag 5 inch target 2 pc barrel

Here's a 60-7 which was the first +P and the last standard J frame except for the NYPD guns -8. Your question is a good one and this information helps me out too.

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M60-7 Ladysmith.jpg (94.6 KB, 34 views)

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Sure,
Product Code - 102423
Spec. Ord. # - 8134
Serial # - CCS9339

Purchased fired but LNIB. Came with the Uncle Mike's stock boot grip, but photo shows new production S&W rubber combat grips that I have added. No Internal lock, frame mounted FP, and MIM internals.

A factory spokesman told me that the M-60-4 was the first model with the Plus P rating.

This ^^^

I have seen them, too

Product code for the -16 is 162427. It has the 2 1/8-inch barrel with a pinned black ramp.

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I saw the SCSW notation for the 60-17, it sounds to be a 60-15 (3" full-lug barrel, adjustable sight) in .38 Special but I have never seen one in the wild. Maybe in a private zoo somewhere, like a unicorn .

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SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220